Fritz: A New Life of Friedrich von Hayek
On March 12, 2007, Texas representative Ron Paul announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. Although Paul’s attempt then, and in 2012, was unsuccessful,…
Understanding Homo Economicus in Deeper Terms
Why do free markets, despite their success in material outputs, fail to gain the moral high ground in surveys of public opinion, especially among a millennial generation…
Tradition v. Rationalism: Voegelin, Oakeshott, Hayek, and Others
In the first half of the twentieth century, the rationalist tide had reached its high mark[1]. For example, in architecture and city planning, rationalism would sweep away…
Review of Tradition v. Rationalism: Voegelin, Oakeshott, Hayek, and Others
Tradition V. Rationalism: Voegelin, Oakeshott, Hayek, and Others. Lee Trepanier and Eugene Callahan, eds. Lanham, MD: Lexington, 2018. We live in strange times. Anyone following educational…
Hayek and Oakeshott on Rationalism
"Rationalism," in the sense meant in this essay, might be understood as the idea that abstract thought, deducing answers to questions from first principles, is always superior…
Was Hayek a Gnostic?
University of Calgary political scientist Tom Flanagan’s treatment of Friedrich Hayek raises important questions regarding Hayek’s fundamental understanding of politics and history. On the one hand, Hayek’s…