Re: Hayek

[Lilburne]

@BlackNumero

I always thought one of the reasons was that Hayek went to England at the end of the 20s before the Nazis took over while Mises stayed around for a bit longer, where he then went to Switzerland and fled that to go to New York fearing a Nazi takeover. He then had to go New York speaking no english, which certainly had a negative effect on his influence (Both of them were jewish). Could be wrong though.

That might have played into it. But Lionel Robbins had big plans for Hayek at LSE, and it was a big opportunity in and of itself.

[Esuric]

I consider myself a Hayekian and I’m proud of it!

[abskebabs]

It might be worth noting as well that Mises was in fact offered a post several times in the late 1930s at UCLA Berkeley, which he ultimately paid the price in dithering over. Arguably, his long term intellectual impact could have been much smaller as a result, it is perhaps uncertain if he would ever write Human Action or met Rothbard. The course of history could have been very different.

[Catalan]

@abskebabs

It might be worth noting as well that Mises was in fact offered a post several times in the late 1930s at UCLA Berkeley, which he ultimately paid the price in dithering over. Arguably, his long term intellectual impact could have been much smaller as a result, it is perhaps uncertain if he would ever write Human Action or met Rothbard. The course of history could have been very different.

Yea, but then maybe we wouldn’t have to deal with Bradford deLong.

EDIT: Oh, nvm. I confused UCLA Berkeley (UC Berkely) with UCLA (UC Los Angeles).

[liberty_student]

@BlackNumero

He then had to go New York speaking no english, which certainly had a negative effect on his influence (Both of them were jewish). Could be wrong though.

I don’t believe Hayek was Jewish. I could be wrong.

[DanielMuffinburg]

@abskebabs

It might be worth noting as well that Mises was in fact offered a post several times in the late 1930s at UCLA Berkeley, which he ultimately paid the price in dithering over. Arguably, his long term intellectual impact could have been much smaller as a result, it is perhaps uncertain if he would ever write Human Action or met Rothbard. The course of history could have been very different.

What is “UCLA Berkeley”?

[laminustacitus]

@liberty student

@BlackNumero

He then had to go New York speaking no english, which certainly had a negative effect on his influence (Both of them were jewish). Could be wrong though.

I don’t believe Hayek was Jewish. I could be wrong.

The quote was speaking about Mises, not Hayek.

[liberty_student]

@laminustacitus

The quote was speaking about Mises, not Hayek.

Was Mises a “both of them”?

[abskebabs]

@Daniel Muffinburg

What is “UCLA Berkeley”?

My mistake[:S]…

I should have put UCLA, for some reason thought they were the same thing…(cries and hangs head in shame)

[CrazyCoot]

“Even Hayek believed X” or “Even Milton Friedman believed X” do a good deal of damage and provide ammo for the opposing side.

[scineram]

Especially if you are intereseted in scoring political points rather than correctness.