Category Archives: Free Market Ideology

The Road to Serfdom: The Tea Party

Posted on October 11, 2014 by richardbaldwin

As a lifelong liberal, I have belatedly undertaken an effort to understand the thinking of libertarians. An early project was the reading of F.A. Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that, in spite of the … Continue reading →

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“We Have Met the Enemy . . . “

Posted on April 16, 2013 by richardbaldwin

“We Have Met the Enemy . . .” I have long puzzled over the difficulty we have had talking about the causes of increased inequality. Those in favor of current distributions have managed to control the terms of discussion. Their … Continue reading →

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Milton Friedman and the Anarchic Unicorn

Posted on March 26, 2013 by richardbaldwin

Milton Friedman, through his 1980 PBS TV series and subsequent book entitled Free to Choose, did much to make free market ideology attractive to many Americans. The TV series remains available online and on DVD, and the book remains in … Continue reading →

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Market Economy versus Market Society

Posted on December 6, 2012 by richardbaldwin

Michael Sandel’s What Money Can’t Buy is noteworthy in part for the teacherly technique employed. Sandel develops his thesis anecdotally rather than analytically. This procedure appears designed to force readers to experience a series of situations in which market values … Continue reading →

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