Reading Hayek in Beijing

Mao, Hayek, and journalist Yang Jisheng.  Do read.

Reading Recommendations From An Econ Prof

Usually this sort of thing would have me rushing for the doors, but econ professor Art Carden (Samford University) has some interesting-looking choices.  Carden also links to some cool TED talks and free online lectures.  Ain't technology grand!

Hayek Vindicated (Again)

Surprise.  Or not.

Analysis: Keynesian Catastrophe?

Hmmm.  Well, there's always this the Hayek vs. Keynes rap battle.

The Absence of Capital: Thoughts on Haiti and Poverty

Indeed.  Note also the role of a rapacious government. The last paragraph is a firecracker.

Nerd News: More Thoughts on Columbia, Hayek, and Eminent Domain

I posted on Columbia and eminent domain here.  Now take a look at this follow-up.

The Triumphant Return of Friedrich Hayek?

Interesting!  (The article mentions YouTube video satires on economic policy.  Recall this?)  See too related posts about Hayek. Hey, weren't we talking about the Hayek renaissance back in February?

Quote of the Day: What Politicians Fear

Here's a snarky comment that's a bit too true:

Politicians fear lots of things — honest labor, easily understood and headline-friendly scandals, constituents who read Hayek — but above all they fear having their credit cards taken away.

Ha!  Read the whole article.  It's about the Irish bailout.

Dr. Helen on the Injustice of "Social Justice"

PREACH IT!

BiblioFile: Hayek-Mania!

Wow! I can't remember the last time an academic press sold out of anything.

Still, while you wait for your copy of The Road to Serfdom, you can see it in cartoon form.

Just for that, Friedrich Hayek earns his own blog tag.

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Awesome: Hayek's "Road to Serfdom" as Cartoon

Check this out!

Nerd Analysis + Book Review: Hayek's "Road to Serfdom" Flying Off the Bookshelves

Duke University professor of economics Bruce Caldwell has an analysis of why free-market economist F.A. Hayek's classic book "The Road to Serfdom" is currently enjoying a massive reader renaissance. It is selling very well. No wonder, given the zeitgeist.

I'll say this for the current recession and the concomitant government follies that are going on in the name of "fixing it": it has unexpectedly lit a fire under the chairs of people all over -- a fire that drives them to educate themselves and think for themselves and READ ... and engage in a debate of ACTUAL IDEAS. That is the silver lining to a gloomy cloud.

You'll recall too how Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" is also selling well.

RELATED POST: Satire Alert: DHS issues No-Read List.

Friday Fun Video: Hayek Versus Keynes Rap

Via Harvard economics professor Greg Mankiw comes this hilarious video about Keynes and Hayek (ummm, sorry, Cine-Sib, I'm talking about FRIEDRICH, not SALMA):