Topic: Friedrich Hayek
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Is America becoming a 'socialist state'? 40 percent say yes.
The perception that America is turning more socialist is not just a fringe view, according to a Monitor/TIPP poll. Debate over the size of government could influence November elections.
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Would Ron Paul run as a third-party candidate? (video)
With a devoted following and a unique message, GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul could have incentive to run as a third-party candidate. But he says political realities make that impossible.
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Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius
How much should the government intervene in the economy of a free society? Sylvia Nasar traces a century of debate.
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Artificial booms and non-economic goods
As the economy retracts, some things that were once counted as economic goods aren't anymore.
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Where does the tea party philosophy come from? One hint is in its name.
Historians and political scientists will be examining the tea party movement for years. Some are starting to lay out what they see as the philosophical underpinnings of this unique insurgency.
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What's fueling political attacks?
Two fundamental visions of human nature lie behind political rhetoric: Do limited individuals need institutions like markets to aggregate the knowledge of many? Or can humans unlimited in both intelligence and morality decide what's best for society?
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New Deal's legacy responsible for today's economy?
As the economy created by government entitlement programs collapses, economists of the Austrian school should speak out.
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The unintended consequences of 'pragmatic' policy making
Case-by-case 'pragmatic' problem solving has created the present recession. How did we get here, and where are we going next?
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Stimulus vs. austerity: the perennial debate
To avoid a repeat recession, should President Obama spend more, or less?
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When the intersection of economic theory and policy fails
American economic policymaking is dominated by the widely taught and cited neo-Keynesian synthesis, which argues for government intervention on the ground that markets are not efficient.
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Hayek’s knowledge problem, as applied to new paternalism
"New paternalism" faces a knowledge problem similar to the one that Friedrich Hayek argued afflicts centrally-planned economies.
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In Texas, free-market economists get a boost from government
The Texas Board of Education says students will be exposed to free-market economists like Milton Friedman and Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek.
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Job shortages: It's the investment – not the economy – stupid
The US current shortage of jobs isn't from a lack of spending, it's from a lack of private investment.
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Opinion: Obama, health care, and the new road to serfdom
Unless those who love liberty stop it, the radical ideological belief in political paternalism and the welfare state may leave nothing but tyranny and poverty for generations to come.
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Ron Paul: an absolute faith in free markets and less government
The 10-term congressman from Texas has been a strict constitutionalist since he came into public life some 30 years ago.
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