A recent article in The New Yorker reviewing the biography 'Hayek: A Life' has sparked significant controversy among scholars and commentators. Critics argue that the review, written by Corey Robin, misrepresents Friedrich Hayek's ideas and theories. Some assert that the piece reflects a lack of understanding of Hayek's work and an unproductive reading of his contributions to economic thought. The review suggests Hayek envisioned economic freedom as a form of elite domination, which has been a point of contention. Additionally, the review touches on Hayek's controversial support for Pinochet and describes him as an 'Accidental Freudian.' Hayek's critics argue the review is unseeing and uncharitable. Supporters of Hayek believe the review could encourage others to read his work more critically and engage in deeper discussions about his theories.
I respect this New Yorker reflection on the Hayek biography. Full of insights. One thing it makes clear though is the way we overload multiple definitions on the word “elite”. https://t.co/mM5oTqoNKu
Hayek's ideas are completely unrecognizable in this article by @CoreyRobin I hope it serves to renew a debate about the ideas https://t.co/vicMg1LlNR
Lots wrong here and reflects unproductive reading of Hayek and misunderstanding of the commercial life we live and experience. But the attention might point others to read Hayek, think harder understand more. Hayek, the Accidental Freudian | The New Yorker https://t.co/AahaunltEi
"Hayek envisioned economic freedom as a form of élite domination. … question … is not how Hayek, theorist of liberty, could have come to the aid of Pinochet but, given his theory of the economy, how could he not? …For innovation to occur, he wrote, a few 'must lead, and the…
Hayek thinks *everyone* is basically “unseeing and unknowing”—this critique is wildly uncharitable https://t.co/QG35qcs8ma
This piece on Hayek also sets out what I think many left-wing critics of Hayek miss or underplay in his argument. https://t.co/YpOto75m21 https://t.co/c3xHPJAtIP
The leftist tribal haters who edit the garbage dumb know as the *New Yorker* gave the review of *Hayek: A Life" to an extreme far left Hayek-hater lacking any competence in Hayek's science and ideas and deeply ignorant of the history of science, politics, and ideas involved.