[ExI] Rand and Friedman/was Re: Attacking Rand

Stefano Vaj stefano.vaj at gmail.com
Mon Jun 15 15:01:48 UTC 2009


On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Dan<dan_ust at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Did you read and like _Anthem_?  I did, but I have a penchant for dystopian fiction.

Right now, I believe I confuse We, the living and Anthem, even though
I am persuaded that I read both, a long time ago...

> Ummm.  Well, as far as libertarianism is concerned, I'm not sure Milton Friedman was a libertarian.  I think him more libertarian leaning, but he seriously slips up in the realm of monetary policy and externalities.  That said, I believe he changed his mind of some of this late in life.

Admittedly, my knowledge of Friedman is entirely second hand.

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Stefano Vaj



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