Another Genius Who Was a Poor Student
I am presently reading this biography of Friedrich Hayek by Alan Ebenstein. The book is not an intellectual biography, but more focused on the events of Hayek’s life – which is where I have biggest...
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Ebola’s Bureaucracy Lesson
Questioning the effectiveness of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has become the national pastime ever since two nurses in Dallas became infected with Ebola after following CDC protocols....
View ArticleHayek in New York
Friedrich Hayek, born into a noble family in Austria, lived a fascinating life. Educated in Austria, he moved to the London School of Economics in 1931. In 1950, he accepted a position at the...
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The Adhoc-racy and the Rule of Law in the 2008 Financial Crisis
When surveying the vast wreckage of the 2008 financial crisis, many classical liberals worry that the most profound damage done was to the rule of law in America. Though it is difficult to pin down...
View ArticleJury Nullification: Good or Bad?
“Jury nullification” is a term used to describe the phenomenon of a seated petit jury deliberately refusing to convict a criminal defendant, following a trial, despite evidence and legal instructions...
View ArticleWas Hayek an Originalist?
Two of my academic interests – one might even call them obsessions – have been Friedrich Hayek and Originalism. So, it is natural that I have long thought of writing about whether Hayek was an...
View ArticleProtecting Traditional Rights with the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments
In my last post, I explored in what way Hayek might be thought of as an originalist. I wrote that Hayek relied to a significant extent on the 9th Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities Clause for...
View ArticleWhen Ratzinger and Hayek Met
Since Pope Benedict XVI’s death on New Year’s Eve, much has naturally been written about his legacy. Much more will certainly be written about him in the coming decades and centuries. For he, Joseph...
View ArticleClassical, New, or Conservative Liberalism?
Are American conservatives the real liberals? The question transcends semantics, for paradox is infused in America’s bloodstream, the Founders having been at once revolutionary and conservative. The...
View ArticleKnowledge’s Limits and a Nobel Economist’s Humility
Half a century ago, a largely forgotten economist received the unexpected news that he had been awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Friedrich A. Hayek...
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