Source: EconLog
by Sarah Skwire
“The newest season of the Netflix documentary America’s Sweethearts, which traces the 2024 audition, training, and performance season of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, is a lot more than just a pretty face. The philosopher Loren Lomasky has argued persuasively in Persons, Rights, and the Moral Community that one of the things that makes humans human is our devotion to projects. … But as I’m sure many economists have noted, this season of America’s Sweethearts isn’t just about the passionate pursuit of a good high kick and perfect jump splits. It’s about the importance of what Albert O. Hirschman called voice and exit.” (06/27/25)