The Statements I Most Regret

Cass R. Sunstein

Econ Journal Watch, 2017, vol. 14, issue 2, 295–298

Abstract: It would be a real problem for an academic to have said little or nothing that he regrets. I have said a lot of things that I regret—even that make me squirm—and in this essay I present the worst of the worst. But a main job of academics is to float ideas and take risks, and if they do not make mistakes, or learn enough to change their minds, then that’s really something to regret.

Keywords: Regret; error; discourse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A11 A13 A14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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