This paper argues that providing alternative perspectives, such as Post Keynesian economics, is important to students and for the success of the economics profession. Comparing and contrasting different views allow students to develop critical reasoning skills that they will need later in their...

Three problems plague the public choice perspective. First, it cannot explain why people vote, changes in voting behavior, or the actual votes of people. Second, public choice cannot predict the behavior of politicians. It cannot help us understand the sorts of people who run for public office,...