Just ask China and Poland. The outstanding improvements in the standard of living for these countries owes much to Hayekian theories of social economy.
Here's the list.
The top Hayekian public intellectuals in America are:
Thomas Sowell — book author, syndicated columnist. Introduced to Hayek by Milton Friedman at the U. of Chicago, but mostly self taught.
John Stossel — TV personality, syndicated columnist, book author. Self taught.
Walter Williams — book author, radio personality, syndicated columnist. Learned Hayek at UCLA.
George Will — syndicated columnist, TV personality, book author. Introduced to Hayek at Oxford & through the IEA in London, but mostly self taught.
Mark Levin — book author, radio personality & legal foundation president. Self taught.
Russ Roberts — podcaster, book author & blogger. U. of Chicago and self taught.
Rush Limbaugh — radio personality, magazine publisher, book author. Self taught.
Thomas Woods, Jr. — book author. Self taught.
Robert Higgs — book author, blogger, journal editor. Self taught.
Ed Feulner — think tank president, book author, newspaper commentary.
Peter Schiff — podcaster, TV personality, YouTube sensation, book author. Self taught.
Jeffrey Tucker — web site guru. Self taught.
Steve Forbes — magazine publisher, book author. Self taught.
Gerald O’Driscoll, Jr. — think tank economist. Learned Hayek at UCLA.
Robert Murphy — book author, think tank economist, blogger. Learned Hayek at Hillsdale College and NY University.
Don Boudreaux — blogger, newspaper columnist. Learned Hayek at Auburn University.
Newt Gingrich — political activist, TV personality, book author. Self taught.
Richard Ebeling — columnist, book editor.
Lawrence White — think tank economist, blogger. Learned Hayek at UCLA. Self taught.
Stacy McCain — blogger, book author, magazine writer. Self taught.
Jonah Goldberg — book author, blogger, syndicated columnist. Self taught.
Virginia Postrel — book author, blogger. Self taught.
Richard Eptstein — book author, commentary.
Mike Shedlock — blogger.
Steve Horwitz — blogger. Learned Hayek at George Mason University.
Frank Shostak — think tank economist.
Mario Rizzo — blogger. Learned Hayek at the U. of Chicago.
David Boaz — book author, think tank official, commentary. Self taught.
Peter Boettke — journal editor, blogger. Learned Hayek at Grove City College and George Mason University.
George Selgin — book author, commentary. Learned Hayek at NY University.
So that’s my top 30. My rankings are based on an intuitive weighting of all sorts of different factors: breadth of reach, depth of understanding, soundness of thought, common touch, ability to engage other intellectuals, intellectual creativity, mastery of the ideas at hand, etc.
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Interesting, but what am I to do with this list?
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