The neocons seem to revel in state power, not the shrivelled state that Friedman and the conservatives want.
Maybe I am missing something.
On Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 12:01:22AM -0700, Ian Murray wrote:
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> Many neocons have a soft spot for Schumpeter, Friedman, James Buchanan,
> Thomas Sowell, George Gilder [not really and economist] and Mancur Olson.
> All of these economists, following James Madison and his experience of
> watching the Virginia legislature, abhorred what came to be known as rent
> seeking behavior [Schumpeter may have been the most tolerant/understanding
> of the lot]; but it seems the Republican Party has gone dialectical on a
> free market nono and turned it into a full time strategy for channeling
> taxpayer dollars to their districts and the corps. that send them the
> checks. It's downright mercantilist in a way, which is why I think there's
> something to be said for Frederic Lane's and Charles Tilly's approach to
> protection rents/rackets. Alexander Hamilton would probably feel
> enthralled and repulsed...............
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