Source: Bet On It
by Bryan Caplan
“When the truth is ugly, people lie. That’s human nature. Psychologists call this Social Desirability Bias, and it’s the intellectual foundation of my forthcoming Unbeatable: The Brutally Honest Case for Free Markets. But there’s one classic ugly inquiry which, as best as I recall, I’ve never known to be answered with a bald-faced lie. It’s a high-stakes question that children often ask their parents. The question: ‘Will you die one day?’ Faced with this query of existential dread, plenty of parents respond evasively — or just ignore the question.” (11/11/25)