Salsman often teaches the class when Munger is unavailable. Although he lacks the flair that Munger has, Salsman is a good professor and cares about his students. The class balances out well with both of their perspectives and I very much enjoyed the course.

Salsman is a great professor and a really nice guy. He explains things really well and is always willing to help.

Professor Salsman is one of the best professors I've encountered at Duke. I would highly recommend taking a class with him, especially if you are in a department like econ, where it can be tough to meet professors who truly care. His lecture style is more casual and he encourages discussion, so I found the class very intellectually stimulating too.

Professor Salsman is great. I would highly recommend taking a class with him. He has a very casual and low key style and he encourages openness and discussion. He is very approachable and understanding. The content is always important and provides a solid overview of economics and political science.

Professor Salsman is incredibly knowledgable and an outstanding professor. He teaches very neutrally while exposing students to many perspectives, creating a classroom environment in which even the most controversial issues can be discussed civilly and analytically. He is very approachable and fair, and is always willing to meet with students.

Very knowledgeable about subject. Some students get turned off by his monotone lectures but the actual content and the arguments he creates are interesting. Lots of interesting reading is assigned, but it is not necessary to read every day. Some student's claim he is "too conservative" but Salsman shows both sides of a debate.

Great teacher and great lectures. Not hard.

Professor Salsman is an excellent prof and I would definitely recommend taking a course with him. His lectures are interesting, and he presented a wide breadth of challenging philosophical, political, and economic concepts in a way that was easy to understand. Encourages good class discussions.

Salsman is good at lecturing and you can tell he knows a lot about the material. I didn't find his lectures very engaging, but I'm sure a lot of people liked them. He's a funny guy and I enjoyed getting dinner with him, a guest speaker, and a couple of the students outside class. He genuinely likes the material which is always good.

I really liked professor Salsman. He was very approachable, and clearly cares both about the subject matter he teaches and the students.

Professor Salsman is a bit of a dry lecturer. Regardless, this does not change the fact that Salsman is very accessible towards his students and does want them to do well. The arguments brought up by Salsman are interesting, but delivered uninterestingly. Take this class if you want a though-provoking overview of the intersection of PolSci and Econ

Loved this class! Learned a lot about political philosophy and economy.

Great topics, and the overlap of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, makes it very interesting for any major. You learn a great deal in class discussions. Salsman likes to hear the students' opinions on every topic, which makes the class very dynamic. The amount of reading is high, however. Very interesting class overall. Salsman's is very caring.

Great Professor. Prisoner's Dilemma is dope.

Professor Salsman is an incredible, engaging lecturer and gives some of the best analysis on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. He appreciates participation and has designed his course to foster deep discussions as a class. It is clear how invested he is in the success of his students, and I hope to take another of his courses in the future.

Professor is awesome and had interesting lectures not too demanding, a few pop quizzes that aren't really pop quizzes because he gives a heads up but do the readings and your fine

Professor Salsman is a very engaging professor with an excellently designed course that creates multiple opportunities for interesting debate. The topics covered were genuinely thought provoking and discussion in class would always challenge my beliefs. Requirements are clearly specified and professor Salsman is always very approachable for help.

Professor Salsman is the best professor I've had at Duke. He truly care about getting to know his students, and is a huge proponent of allowing EVERYONE'S view to be heard. His lectures a riveting and engaging, and the material he chooses are essentials for a PPE background. Outside of the classroom, he is always open to chatting about anything.

Professor Salsman is one of those rare professors who care about their students and their engagement with the material. His course is well-designed in terms of its capacity to challenge one's notions of morality and normative judgment and in terms of its inter-disciplinary nature. I'd highly recommend taking the PPE gateway with him.

Amazing!!!

Professor Salsman is undoubtedly the best professor at Duke. His class introduces students to new ways of thinking critically about important issues. Your Duke experience is incomplete without a class with Dr. Salsman.

Professor Salsman is such a great professor! Always available outside of class at the local cafe for paper topics or just general advice. He really encourages debate and dialogue in class and loves to see participation. Will definitely take a class with him again.

Salsman really engages the class with discussion during lecture. Topics covered in class are very interesting, but there is a lot of reading. Class participation definitely helps your grade. Had both a final exam and a final paper, though.

Professor Salsman is by far one of the best professors I have had at Duke. Coming to academia from his previous job in finance, Salsman brings a unique real world knowledge to the table that most professors do not have and it is very clear that he teaches because he loves to teach. Lastly, if you like a great discussion, I highly recommend Salsman.

Dr. Salsman strives to make a classroom environment where people can truly discuss and think through different issues relevant to the real world. He embodies the classic "push you beyond your comfort zone/ introduce intentionally controversial ideas" professor. I didn't always agree with him, but I honestly learned a lot.

Dr. Salsman is the finest professor Duke offers. Take a class with him and you won't regret it!

Dr. Salsman rules!

This is the second time that I have taken a course with Professor Salsman. He is the best professor I have had at Duke, and is a great resource to every student. He teaches neutrally, exposing students to different perspectives while unbiasedly helping them to strengthen their own arguments. I highly recommend taking a course with him.

Salsman is definitely one of the better professors at Duke. Definitely show up to lectures as he elaborates on the readings and helps you to draw connections between different scholars. The class midterm can be tough if you don't take the readings seriously seriously. Just stay on top of the readings and contribute in class and you'll be fine

Prof. Salsman is my favorite professor at Duke. This was the second course I have taken of his and if I was still in college I would take a third for sure. Salsman not only cares greatly about his students, but is the only professor that I have had who makes me excited to come to class/meetings ready to discuss readings or new findings and ideas.

Salsman is a great professor who may you work for your grade but is very willing to help you along the way.

Salsman is one of the my favorite professors at Duke. If you are really focused on learning, you will get twice as much out of the class as you put into it. He is always willing to meet with students and discuss any discrepancies in his grading. The PPE Certificate has been my favorite academic focus and his capstone perfectly wraps it all up.

Challenges a lot of your assumptions. Made me much more interested in political economy and capitalism.

This was one of the best classes Ive taken at Duke. Salsman likes to take you on a journey of political and economic history. Classes are contextual, evidence based, argumentative. If you like expressing ideas, or reading political economy, or simply want to indulge in the debate around capitalism, youll love this one. Super thought provoking!!

Has some differing opinions, fueled good conversation, open to debate

Professor Salsman is the best Duke has to offer. I've taken 3 classes with him. He has shaped me as an individual. Expected to have your views challenged. He is a true American hero and patriot!

Dr. Salsman is so interesting and directed me to pursue political economy even further. He's a bit tough and the median grade was below a B on the midterm, but the students who actually attend class mostly did better than that. Great professor!

Salsman is a very knowledgable professor who is very passionate about his work. The course is graded on a mid-term, final, weekly quizzes, and two reaction papers. The midterm was very difficult, with questions on specific quotes from readings months before. The reaction papers were graded by the TAs with ambiguous grading criteria.

Dr. Salsman is very insightful and has a ton of experience in his field. He's overall a kind professor and willing to meet students outside the classroom. Be prepared for dense readings, a tough midterm test, and reaction papers graded by TAs. But he also gives extra credit points, so if you work hard, you should be able to get an A.

Prof. Salsman is a great professor and someone who can be easily reached outside of class. He's very passionate about what he teaches and the readings he assigns are well incorporated into his lectures. I would recommend doing the readings because not only is it helpful during lectures but also some test questions come from the readings themselves.

I took this class as just another credit for my philosophy minor, but Professor Salsman's class convinced me to switch to the PPE program. He's an incredibly caring and great professor. As a non-American, the class was centered around the US quite a lot. However, Professor Salsman always appreciated when I brought my international perspective.

Really enjoyed the class! Decided to take the PPE Gateway online and it was amazing! Salsman's lectures made taking an online class in the middle of the summer much more palatable. Graded by 7 quizzes (multiple choice), 5 commentaries (750 word reflections on a topic), and a final. Grading was fair. Highly recommend!

Great professor that is really passionate about the material and cares about his students.

Professor Salsman is amazing to speak with, provides insightful analysis, and comes at problems with experience and critical thinking. He will debate and discuss with anyone. Really a great person to have for advice, insight, and conversation.

Prof salsman is probably one of the best professors I've had so far. I've taken two classes with him - capitalism seminar and a distributive justice/prisoner's dilemma course. No doubt, his classes are hard. There's a lot of dense readings that you really have to understand, but he is so caring, knowledgeable, and a great lecturer. Please take him!

Distribution of Justice/Prisoner's Dilemma is a very interesting course if you are considering taking the PPE certificate. Although the readings are quite dense, lectures relate heavily to current event, and the grading is very fair. Through hard work and keeping up with the material and A is definitely obtainable in this course.

Great class, discussion set up helped me learn a lot. Many classes set out for the students to learn from one another but it ends up being something involved, as a group project. With grades being less emphasized and learning at the forefront, I felt like I could go to class with the goal of picking up something new, not checking off a box.

Salsman's PPE capstone class is the perfect dynamic for your last Duke PPE chapter. Each week's readings are very helpful for the intellectually stimulating discussions, but also for extracurricular knowledge. The final project provides you with a blank slate for you to research any topic that interests you under a PPE framework.

My second class with Prof. Salsman, an outstanding professor. Teaches very neutrally while exposing students to many perspectives, creating an environment in which even the most controversial issues can be discussed civilly and analytically. Very approachable and fair. Always willing to meet with students. Passionate about PPE and a great teacher.

Prof. Salsman's lectures provide a good basis for understanding philosophy and political theory. Sometimes the lectures were dry, though he incorporates interesting examples and sometimes has guest speakers. A frustrating thing is that he can be dismissive of regrade requests but ultimately will help you out as long as it is reasonable.

Professor Salsman's PPE Capstone class was a highlight of my final semester of senior year. It was unfortunate that it had to be conducted over Zoom, but, nonetheless, it was actually one of the better online classes I've had. He's really skilled at facilitating discussion and encouraging students to debate with each other.

Prof. Salsman was an excellent professor in my seminar on capitalism. He did a great job at facilitating discussions on the various units within our course, and presented both sides of the debate over capitalism objectively and fairly, which is often lacking in other Duke courses in the field.

Prof Salsman creates a very welcoming and forgiving environment for students to engage in discussions/debates regardless of skill level and understanding of topic. He is also one of the most flexible and caring professors I've encountered at Duke. Don't let the long syllabus intimidate you: taking polsci449 w/ Prof Salsman is worth it.

My favorite class at Duke so far. Great for those interested in politics, finance, business, etc. Professor is openly libertarian but opens the floor for opposing views, even brought in contrasting guest speakers. Grading is easy if you put in moderate effort, quizzes are based on posted slides, test was solely from lectures, straightforward essays

I've taken two classes with Professor Salsman and both were fantastic. He genuinely considers every idea you present and always will discuss it with you. Be ready to have everything you say challenged, but in a way that makes you think deeper about the world and its systems.

The discussions in this class were awesome. Professor Salsman always facilitated great conversations with great topics. One of the only classes at Duke that you could speak openly no matter which side of the debate you're on. Salsman also was super accommodating when I had issues or needed help. Would definitely take again!

Thought-provoking class enjoyed readings and discussions, difficult to get a good grade but not to much work

Professor Salsman is one of the best professors I have ever had. He will push you to challenge your arguments and will help you become a better conversationalist. Such a nice, reasonable, engaging person. His class was everything and more that I hoped it would be.

Salsman loves participation and informed students. Take a stance, and make sure what you are saying is unique and insightful. Pay attention because Salsman will inform you on many things the average college student will never hear at Duke. He provides a unique take on Capitalism and allows you to see the system from many viewpoints.

he is right-leaning, but its not true that you have to conform to his views to do well in the class - i wrote papers left-leaning and got great grades. Salsman is big on "logic and reasoning," so he evaluates not on content but logical process. tbh its good if you disagree with his takes because he makes you explain why you believe what you do

Really enjoyed this class! There were online weekly reading quizzes that were a lot easier if you went to class, 2 papers, a midterm, and a final. Never had a super excessive workload for this class, I would spend typically 3 hours outside of class working on assigned reading materials. Prof's super engaging and interesting, 100% would take again.

Salsman is very knowledgeable and a good lecturer, which makes classes interesting. It is pretty test heavy (I think the midterm and final made up 65% of our grade) and the midterm was pretty difficult. The final is a bit easier, and he ended up curving grades. He is very clearly a strong libertarian, but is also a great professor.

Professor Salsman provokes very interesting conversation, but sometimes he feels accusatory if you don't agree with him (more conservative). If you're mindful of that and don't let it get to you and stand your ground you can learn a lot and have good debate. Sometimes the class got repetitive within the 2.5 hours if people weren't engaged.

Professor Salsman is well-read and principled. His lectures can become boring as they are heavily derivative of the readings; however, if you find a balance between doing all the homework or doing none of it, you can stay engaged. He is wonderful to talk with and always open to good intellectual debate. Encourages intellectual diversity.

Very interesting lectures, content not that difficult to grasp, leans conservative but presents all opinions

I really enjoyed Professor Salsman's class! It made me think from a ton of new perspectives I've never considered and question things that I used to consider black or white. He is a very entertaining lecturer and quite the character. There is a lot of reading, but you are fine doing the bare minimum to still do well.

Salsman is a passionate expert on the subject. He is opinionated and often "correct" answers correspond with his views. He discusses all perspectives though and encourages debate when there is time. The class is lecture heavy and they're online. Weekly open-book online quizzes are easy. I would recommend Salsman for a seminar also.

Very conservative

Prof Salsman is a highly educated, kind, and humorous professor who values student opinions and fosters respectful debates. He lives out the pluralism he teaches, allowing diverse views while never condemning differing opinions. Dedicated to students' success, his course provides a strong foundation for meaningful discussions. Highly recommended.

Professor Salsman was a very interesting professor with a lot of interesting outlooks. The course covered a wide array of topics, and he did a great job analyzing issues from every perspective. Highly recommend this class looking to get an intro into econ/polisci.

Salsman was great, I took a first-year seminar and it was really light on workload. Class consisted of a weekly, take home, online quiz (open note) based on readings, participation in discussions, and a final paper. He was nice and willing to work with you to help you with your paper, and he wasn't biased in grading based on differing poli views.

Professor was always very eager to participate and loved to listen to students' opinions and what we had to say. This class was a seminar and was a non stop conversation full of understanding and respectfulness.

Amazing. Loved the intro 89S Capitalism For and Against class I took with him.

Professor Salsman was an amazing professor! I loved this class and him as a professor specifically. I am thinking about switching to Political Economy after taking this course, and it is because of Salsman. Couldn't recommend him more.

Prof Salsman is so down-to-earth. Loved the way how he treated all of his students!

Professor Salsman's class is relatively easy and expectations are made very clear. His lectures and lessons, however, are very right-leaning; our global health unit felt like an anti-masking soapbox.

Highly recommend

I've had Salsman for two classes at Duke, once my freshman year (Polsci89s) and the PPE capstone. Both times he's been a great professor not just through explicit course material/themes, but also by facilitating reasoning and evidence-based discussions. Reading and writing work is manageable and necessary for a full understanding of material.

The actual goat. Highly recommend. He's a genius, lectures were so interesting. He's such a chiller and seriously unlike any professor I had. 100% take

Amazing professor and person. Truly cares about his students and pushes them to debate and question their own opinions/beliefs.

I took the PPE capstone class with Prof Salsman, and 85 has a very clear discussion-based class structure covering a wide variety of topics. He gave us lots of flexibility in choosing topics we hope to discuss and write about, grader our work very generously, and provided thoughtful feedback. It's definitley one of my favorite classes at Duke!

Very insightful and balanced in his perspectives. Approachable, kind, and even open to discussing things outside of class! The content is rich in thought provoking ideas and is a great introduction to the intersection between Politics and Economics. He encourages students to question what they learn and stay open-minded. A Great Prof!

A nuanced and balanced presentation of all sides of the political spectrum. Creates compelling lectures, going at his own pace, and adding his own insights and comments. He isn't afraid to call a spade a spade and invites disagreement. In a space where Duke students are getting spoonfed the same perspectives, he brings a breath of fresh air.

Discussion based class on interesting topics. Each topic has readings and a short reflection, then everyone discusses the topic. Conversations can focus on the readings, recent news or any thoughts, really interesting class and Professor Salsman encourages all viewpoints. Learned a lot from other people in the class and Salsman, I recommend taking!

Professor Salsman is without a doubt my favorite professor at Duke. I have taken two classes with him and both have been exceptional. If you are really interested in PPE he is the best professor to take a class with. Genuinely wants to foster discussion and challenge peoples ideas.