Im reihan salam. Im president of the Manhattan Institute. And i wanted to start the evening by explaining exactly why this prize is so important to us. The hayek prize is a celebration of Friedrich Hayek, one of the most consequential thinkers of the modern era, a celebrated who was awarded the nobel prize in 1974. Hayek did more than just make intellectual breakthroughs. He inspired a generation of economic reformers who helped liberate countless millions from poverty around the world. And his message remains vitally important as we look to the future. In his 1944 book, the road to serfdom, hayek drew a connection between economic and freedom more generally, arguing that government control of economic Decision Making paved the way to further encroachments on individual rights and the use of knowledge in society. A groundbreaking article published in 1945, he carefully and methodically dismantled the logic behind economic collectivism at a time when the worlds intellectual elite was co
Im reihan salam. Im president of the Manhattan Institute. And i wanted to start the evening by explaining exactly why this prize is so important to us. The hayek prize is a celebration of Friedrich Hayek, one of the most consequential thinkers of the modern era, a celebrated who was awarded the nobel prize in 1974. Hayek did more than just make intellectual breakthroughs. He inspired a generation of economic reformers who helped liberate countless millions from poverty around the world. And his message remains vitally important as we look to the future. In his 1944 book, the road to serfdom, hayek drew a connection between economic and freedom more generally, arguing that government control of economic Decision Making paved the way to further encroachments on individual rights and the use of knowledge in society. A groundbreaking article published in 1945, he carefully and methodically dismantled the logic behind economic collectivism at a time when the worlds intellectual elite was co
Im president of the Manhattan Institute. And i wanted to start the evening by explaining exactly why this prize is so important to us. The hayek prize is a celebration of Friedrich Hayek, one of the most consequential thinkers of the modern era, a celebrated who was awarded the nobel prize in 1974. Hayek did more than just make intellectual breakthroughs. He inspired a generation of economic reformers who helped liberate countless millions from poverty around the world. And his message remains vitally important as we look to the future. In his 1944 book, the road to serfdom, hayek drew a connection between economic and freedom more generally, arguing that government control of economic Decision Making paved the way to further encroachments on individual rights and the use of knowledge in society. A groundbreaking article published in 1945, he carefully and methodically dismantled the logic behind economic collectivism at a time when the worlds intellectual elite was convinced that stat
Individuals, radicals reactors and the struggle for the soul of libertarianism. The coauthor matt who is also professor of philosophy at the university of san diego. Professor, what are you trying toid accomplish in this book the individualist . So this book is the First Comprehensive history of libertarian ideas from the middle of the 19th century up to th present day. If theres onene overarching ida in there about that history, its that no matter how many libertarians you know, no matter how many libertarians love or hate or have argued with, libertarianism is much, much more diverse thanto you probably think. We try to show that diversity to the whole history mostly to shed light on the current state of the Libertarian Movement and future possibilities. Host are you libertarian . Guest of sorts but it spends on a lot what you mean by libertarian which is an issue that john and i struggled with a great deal in writing this book. Turned out to be much harder term to pen down to one mi
Professor, what are you trying to accomplish in this book . The individualists. So this book is the First Comprehensive history libertarian ideas from, the middle of the 19th century, up to the present day. And if theres one overarching idea in about that history, its that no matter how many libertarians, you know, no matter how many libertarians you love or hate or have argued with libertarianism is much, much more diverse than you probably think. And so we try to show that diversity through the whole history, both to shed light on the current state of the libertarian and future possibilities. Libertarian thought. Are you a libertarian . Im a libertarian of sorts, but it depends a lot on what you mean by libertarian ism, which is the issue that john tomasi and i struggle with a deal in writing this book. It turns out to be a much harder term to pin down than might expect. And before we get into the book, who is your coauthor . John tomasi . John tomasi was professor of political theor