> The Winter 2001 issue of the History of Political
>Economy (HOPE) has an article bearing the subject
>heading as its title by Melvin W. Reder. He alleges
>anti-Semitism on the parts of Keynes, Schumpeter,
>and Hayek. He also claims that there was a decline
>in anti-Semitism after 1950.
> His claims have triggered a major protest on the
>Hayek list where it is argued that Reder's argument is
>based on flimsy arguments and that Hayek never
>exhibited any anti-Semitism. I think these protests
>have merit. However, there has been a censoring of
>any discussion on that list of any aspects of this article
>other than to allow members of the list to denounce Reder's
>remarks regarding Hayek.
> I think that many on these lists might find the issues
>raised in this article of interest, even if ultimately the
>article is to be dismissed as totally misguided hogwash.
>I would not be raising this if I did not think that at least some
>of its arguments are not totally unreasonable.
>Barkley Rosser
Keynes clearly said some nasty stuff about Jews, but what's the evidence on Hayek and Schumpeter?
Doug