Comments on: From 1944 to Nineteen Eighty-Four http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/ Home to freedom and prosperity, and free-market education for over 50 years Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:58:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Who’s Afraid of Friedrich Hayek? | Daily Libertarian http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-34882 Who’s Afraid of Friedrich Hayek? | Daily Libertarian Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:22 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-34882 [...] whom we may judge by the fact that he calls The Road to Serfdom “an embarrassment,” nonetheless does have some positive things to say about the 1974 Nobel [...] [...] whom we may judge by the fact that he calls The Road to Serfdom “an embarrassment,” nonetheless does have some positive things to say about the 1974 Nobel [...]

]]> By: Fearing Hayek | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-34874 Fearing Hayek | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:42:41 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-34874 [...] whom we may judge by the fact that he calls The Road to Serfdom “an embarrassment,” nonetheless does have some positive things to say about the 1974 Nobel [...] [...] whom we may judge by the fact that he calls The Road to Serfdom “an embarrassment,” nonetheless does have some positive things to say about the 1974 Nobel [...]

]]> By: From 1944 to Nineteen Eighty-Four Hayek and Orwell « Anti Oligarch http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-23734 From 1944 to Nineteen Eighty-Four Hayek and Orwell « Anti Oligarch Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:18:05 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-23734 [...] FEE.org By Sheldon Richma“1984: Watch the Movie – Read the Book” : [...] [...] FEE.org By Sheldon Richma“1984: Watch the Movie – Read the Book” : [...]

]]> By: News Briefs Sept. 6-12/2009 | www.new-right.org http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 News Briefs Sept. 6-12/2009 | www.new-right.org Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:06:15 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-9019 [...] From 1944 to Nineteen Eighty-Four: Hayek and Orwell. [...] [...] From 1944 to Nineteen Eighty-Four: Hayek and Orwell. [...]

]]> By: Darren http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-8998 Darren Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:29:11 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-8998 Excellent article. OpEdNews.com accepted a link to it & it got a typically "progressive" comment: http://www.opednews.com/populum/link.php?id=96800# Excellent article. OpEdNews.com accepted a link to it & it got a typically “progressive” comment:

http://www.opednews.com/populum/link.php?id=96800#

]]> By: reasonandjest.com » Good Reading http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-8996 reasonandjest.com » Good Reading Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:21:00 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-8996 [...] Sheldon Richman: From 1944 to Nineteen Eighty-Four [...] [...] Sheldon Richman: From 1944 to Nineteen Eighty-Four [...]

]]> By: David Holmes http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-8992 David Holmes Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:41:13 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-8992 Just a note here. George Orwell was a pen name. His real name was Eric Blair. Just a note here. George Orwell was a pen name. His real name was Eric Blair.

]]> By: Xlog http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-8991 Xlog Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:55:48 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-8991 [...] Posted From 1944 to Nineteen Eighty-Four | Foundation for Economic Education [...] [...] Posted From 1944 to Nineteen Eighty-Four | Foundation for Economic Education [...]

]]> By: Jacob Steelman http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-8988 Jacob Steelman Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:34:08 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-8988 Hayek, Mises, Rothbard, Sennholz and the other Austrian Economists understand not only the working of the market economy but also the power of the state and the damage the state inflicts on the market economy in preventing, altering or misallocating the demands of the consumers. In a command and control economy the politicians, bureaucrats and their clients the ruling elite coersively substitute their judgement for the judgement of each individual consumer. The net result is to make the economy less efficient in meeting consumer demands resulting in malinvestments and misallocation of scarce resources. No where is the damage greater than the damage caused by the Federal Reserve and the cental banks around the world whose printing of fiat currency has allowed the state to grow at a rapid rate since 1913 when the Federal Reserve System was first created. Hence the warfare-welfare state of the Twentieth Century. While writers such as George Orwell could describe with great detail the functioning of the warfare-welfare state unfortunately they were unable philosophically to comprehend the causal connection between state power and the manner in which the warfare-welfare state functioned. Hayek, Mises, Rothbard, Sennholz and the other Austrian Economists understand not only the working of the market economy but also the power of the state and the damage the state inflicts on the market economy in preventing, altering or misallocating the demands of the consumers. In a command and control economy the politicians, bureaucrats and their clients the ruling elite coersively substitute their judgement for the judgement of each individual consumer. The net result is to make the economy less efficient in meeting consumer demands resulting in malinvestments and misallocation of scarce resources. No where is the damage greater than the damage caused by the Federal Reserve and the cental banks around the world whose printing of fiat currency has allowed the state to grow at a rapid rate since 1913 when the Federal Reserve System was first created. Hence the warfare-welfare state of the Twentieth Century. While writers such as George Orwell could describe with great detail the functioning of the warfare-welfare state unfortunately they were unable philosophically to comprehend the causal connection between state power and the manner in which the warfare-welfare state functioned.

]]> By: Dr. Steve http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-8986 Dr. Steve Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:29:59 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-8986 If in your last paragraph you mean full Marxist communism is not in the plan, well that is not particularly comforting. The distinction between fascism and bureaucratic corporatism has been to fine a line for my economic understanding. Besides, I think fascism is close enough and maybe is more threatening, something that might wake up people to what they can lose. Many of the outright giveaways, redistributing assets at the whim of the elected and appointed leadership, is pretty close to socialism to me. From them that's got to them that's not. If in your last paragraph you mean full Marxist communism is not in the plan, well that is not particularly comforting. The distinction between fascism and bureaucratic corporatism has been to fine a line for my economic understanding. Besides, I think fascism is close enough and maybe is more threatening, something that might wake up people to what they can lose.
Many of the outright giveaways, redistributing assets at the whim of the elected and appointed leadership, is pretty close to socialism to me. From them that’s got to them that’s not.

]]> By: From 1944 to Nineteen-Eighty-Four « thak’s cool links http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-8978 From 1944 to Nineteen-Eighty-Four « thak’s cool links Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:48:18 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-8978 [...] Foundation for Economic Education » From 1944 to Nineteen-Eighty-Four.  A nice philosophical writeup for a Friday.  [...] [...] Foundation for Economic Education » From 1944 to Nineteen-Eighty-Four.  A nice philosophical writeup for a Friday.  [...]

]]> By: TGIF: From 1944 to Nineteen Eighty-Four | Anything Peaceful http://www.fee.org/articles/tgif/1944-nineteen-eighty-four/comment-page-1/#comment-8977 TGIF: From 1944 to Nineteen Eighty-Four | Anything Peaceful Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:16:22 +0000 http://fee.org/?p=8499#comment-8977 [...] The rest of TGIF is here. [...] [...] The rest of TGIF is here. [...]

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