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Published · transcript-backedTyler Cowen: belief
1 Apr 2026 Conversations with Tyler Arthur Brooks on Reinvention, Religion, and the Science of Happiness
“I was born in 1962. I would say Reagan and the first Bush would be the leaders in that.”
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- 1 Apr 2026
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…You can ask me an even more targeted question. Tell me an American president in your lifetime that you authentically admire. Is there one, Tyler? I was born in 1962. I would say Reagan and the first Bush would be the leaders in that. I admire Obama in some ways, but don’t really like too many things he either did do or didn’t do. I at least see he was trying to be an admirable example of something. I give him credit for that. That would be my answer. That’s a good answer. Agree with versus admire, that’s an important distinction that you just made. I appreciate that an awful lot. My favorite president in my lifetime is George W. Bush. How do I know that?…
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