August 27, 2013
The Problem with the “Even Hayek…” Problem
One of the topics toward the end of a recent week-long discussion of Hayek was the phenomenon we named the “Even Hayek…” Problem. This is when people criticize libertarians and…
Posts filed under Friedrich Hayek
July 05, 2013
Robin and the Austrians Revisited II: Anatomy of a Hayek Fail
This post is my second reply to Robin’s defense of his piece in The Nation. It focuses on Robin’s reading of Hayek. It’s long, and for a reason. I want…
July 02, 2013
Robin and the Austrians Revisited: On “Elective Affinities,” “Value,” and Other Conceptual Disasters
Corey Robin has replied to (mostly my) criticisms of his piece in The Nation linking Hayek and the Austrians with Nietzsche. To prepare for this post, I reread the original…
June 26, 2013
Rape, Work, and Friedrich Hayek
Yesterday in my inbox I found a message announcing an upcoming episode of Frontline that explores “the reality of rape on the job” for immigrant workers in American fields, farms and…
June 12, 2013
John Rawls: For School Choice, Against the Minimum Wage
[Editor’s Note: The following is a guest contribution by Felix Bungay, a student at the University of Cambridge reading an MPhil in Intellectual History and Political Thought.] When looking at…
January 04, 2013
Yes, Brad DeLong, You Are Mistaken (About Hayek)
On this blog, I’ve sometimes defended Hayek against unfair attacks (see here, here and here). And I’ve recently read that Brad DeLong has repeated the falsehood that Hayek understood himself…