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The Road to Serfdom Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2)

F. A. Hayek

An unimpeachable classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics,

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The Dan Bongino Show

The book "Road to Serfdom" was brought up in a discussion about whether the removal of certain books from school libraries constitutes censorship. The speaker questioned if schools had a duty to carry this book, highlighting the hypocrisy of banning certain books while keeping others.

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He says if such requirements did exist, do the schools have a duty to carry the road to serfdom?

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The book "Road to Serfdom" was brought up in a discussion about whether the removal of certain books from school libraries constitutes censorship. The speaker questioned if schools had a duty to carry this book, highlighting the hypocrisy of banning certain books while keeping others.

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He says if such requirements did exist, do the schools have a duty to carry the road to serfdom?

Episode: I’m Furious About This Video (Ep 1556)

The book's concept of the "pretense of knowledge" was discussed, illustrating how centralized authorities cannot effectively manage complex systems due to the vast and dispersed nature of information. Hayek's theory was compared to pricing a baseball card, highlighting the limitations of limited information compared to the collective knowledge of a large population.

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The pretense of knowledge is important

Hayek thought they were all deluded people who believe in this pretense of knowledge.

Episode: I’m Furious About This Video (Ep 1556)

The book's concept of the "pretense of knowledge" was discussed, comparing the limitations of centralized planning to pricing a baseball card due to the vast and dispersed knowledge of millions of people.

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The pretense of knowledge is important

Hayek thought they were all deluded people who believe in this pretense of knowledge.

Episode: Who Is In Charge At The White House? (Ep 1472)

It was described as one of the greatest books ever written and discussed the government mandating equal outcome for all citizens, which mandates treating people unequally.

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The road to serfdom is one of the great books ever written. If you don't read it, you're doing yourself a huge disservice.

The Ezra Klein Show

He encouraged a careful reread of Hayek's classic, implying its insights remain valuable for contemporary policy debates.

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Give another careful read of The Road to Serfdom

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He encouraged a careful reread of Hayek's classic, implying its insights remain valuable for contemporary policy debates.

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Give another careful read of The Road to Serfdom

Freakonomics Radio

It described how liberal societies could potentially slide into totalitarianism if they weren't careful.

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Friedrich Hayek's famous book The Road to Surftom, which described how liberal societies, if they weren't careful, could slide into totalitarianism.

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It described how liberal societies could potentially slide into totalitarianism if they weren't careful.

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Friedrich Hayek's famous book The Road to Surftom, which described how liberal societies, if they weren't careful, could slide into totalitarianism.

Behind the Bastards

Hayek, a well-known proponent of neoliberalism, visited Chile in 1978 and gave his approval to the dictatorship there, stating that a dictatorship that limits itself can be more liberal than a democracy.

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a dictatorship can restrict itself in a dictatorship Which deliberately is restricting itself can be more liberal in its politics than a democratic assembly, which has no limits

— Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 14

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 14

Hayek, a well-known proponent of neoliberalism, visited Chile in 1978 and gave his approval to the dictatorship there, stating that a dictatorship that limits itself can be more liberal than a democracy.

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a dictatorship can restrict itself in a dictatorship Which deliberately is restricting itself can be more liberal in its politics than a democratic assembly, which has no limits

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 13

Hayek, in his book, explicitly argues that the government should provide people with food and housing outside of the market.

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Yeah, you should just give people food And housing and stuff Outside of the market

The Road to Serfdom

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 13

The book was mentioned in the context of the debate on the role of the state in providing essential needs to citizens. Hayek, in this book, advocated for providing food and housing outside of the market, which is ironic considering today's association of such ideas with socialism.

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The Road to Serfdom

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 14

Hayek is mentioned as a neoliberal supporter who was a friend of the person who drafted Chile's 1980 Constitution, which placed a strong emphasis on Hayek's neoliberal thinking regarding freedom. This included private property, free enterprise and individual rights, with freedom evolving in a market order, and the Constitution dedicated to guaranteeing a market order without constraining economic activity.

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a dictatorship can restrict itself in a dictatorship Which deliberately is restricting itself can be more liberal in its politics than a democratic assembly, which has no limits

The Constitution of Liberty

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 13

Hayek, in his most famous book, "The Road to Serfdom", explicitly stated that the government should provide people with food and housing outside of the market.

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Yeah, you should just give people food and housing and stuff outside of the market.

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 13

In this book, Hayek explicitly argued that the government should provide people with food and housing outside of the market.

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Hayek in probably his most famous book The Road to Serfdom I mean explicitly says yeah you should just give people food and housing and stuff outside of the market and you know like today if literally anyone who says this will be accused of socialism.

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 14

Hayek's book, "The Road to Serfdom", was briefly discussed in the context of Pinochet's regime in Chile, particularly as it influenced Chile's 1980 Constitution. The speaker noted that Chile's constitution was named after Hayek's book, "The Constitution of Liberty", and that it incorporated elements of Hayek's thinking, especially concerning freedom, private property, and free enterprise.

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Chile's 1980 Constitution was drafted in part by one of Hayek's friends...The Constitution was not only named after Hayek's book, "The Constitution of Liberty", but also incorporated significant elements of Hayek's thinking...above all, the Constitution placed a strong emphasis on a neoliberal understanding of freedom...

Guzman's version of freedom is intrinsically connected to private property, free enterprise, and individual rights. Individual freedom in his interpretation can only evolve in a radical market order.

The Constitution was dedicated to guarantee such an order without constraining any economic activities.

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 13

In his book "The Road to Serfdom", Hayek explicitly argued that the government should just give people food and housing outside of the market.

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Yeah, you should just give people food And housing and stuff Outside of the market

The Road to Serfdom

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 13

Hayek explicitly stated in this book that food and housing should be given to people outside of the market.

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Hayek in probably his most famous book The Road to Serfdom I mean explicitly says yeah you should just give people food and housing and stuff outside of the market and you know like today if literally anyone who says this will be accused of socialism.

Honestly with Bari Weiss

Sarah Longwell mentioned reading *Road to Serfdom* by Hayek, as an example of the books she was reading when she was younger and exploring conservative politics.

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I was reading Road to Serfdom by Hayek.

— Episode: The Republicans Voting for Kamala

Episode: The Republicans Voting for Kamala

Sarah Longwell mentioned reading *Road to Serfdom* by Hayek, as an example of the books she was reading when she was younger and exploring conservative politics.

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I was reading Road to Serfdom by Hayek.

Timcast IRL

The speaker mentions "The Road to Serfdom" in passing while discussing the issue of government overreach and how it can lead to a loss of freedom and autonomy.

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we're not going to get it wrong because they have skull face tattoos we know who the criminals are and then it turns out once you crack down on the criminal element your country improves

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The speaker mentions "The Road to Serfdom" in passing while discussing the issue of government overreach and how it can lead to a loss of freedom and autonomy.

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we're not going to get it wrong because they have skull face tattoos we know who the criminals are and then it turns out once you crack down on the criminal element your country improves

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Ron Paul referenced progressivism and how it was taught in universities, which he argued has contributed to the current nihilistic state of society and a lack of truth in areas like medicine.

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You know the Roosevelt era and the university started teaching progressivism and gradually they destroyed the whole principle of like today in medicine there's no such thing as truth anymore and this is this society has become nihilistic because they can do anything at one they have it's a zero guilt.

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The book was mentioned by Tim Pool when he referred to "the printing press" and how it has caused negative consequences for society.

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I mean ultimately we can blame the printing press for everything for everything that's gone wrong.

The Bulwark Podcast

The book's resurgence on Amazon charts was mentioned in the context of the early Tea Party movement, suggesting an initial interest in Austrian school economics and fiscal responsibility.

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the Hayek's road to serfdom I do jumped back up the Amazon charts as all of a sudden people were learning more about you know Austrian school economics

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The book's resurgence on Amazon charts was mentioned in the context of the early Tea Party movement, suggesting an initial interest in Austrian school economics and fiscal responsibility.

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the Hayek's road to serfdom I do jumped back up the Amazon charts as all of a sudden people were learning more about you know Austrian school economics

Episode: David French: Our Religious Freedoms Are Not Hangi...

The book saw a surge in popularity among Tea Party members early on, as they explored Austrian school economics and constitutionalism.

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the Hayek's road to serfdom I do jumped back up the Amazon charts as all of a sudden people were learning more about you know Austrian school economics and pocket constitutions were handed out everywhere at Tea Party gatherings

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Buck Sexton described it as a challenging but essential read, highlighting Hayek's arguments on how government intervention can lead to unintended consequences.

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Road to serfdom is not in that category.

— Episode: Hour 3 - Karol Markowicz

Episode: Hour 3 - Karol Markowicz

Buck Sexton described it as a challenging but essential read, highlighting Hayek's arguments on how government intervention can lead to unintended consequences.

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Road to serfdom is not in that category.

But it is essential. And it's because Hayek one is brilliant, and two really takes you through how government intervention in the market begets more government intervention, it just creates this

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

The book was described as proposing that central planning inevitably erodes individual liberty and enables tyranny. Its philosophy influenced the founder of the Atlas Network.

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He came across an abridged edition of F.A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom, which proposes that central planning inevitably erodes individual liberty and enables tyranny.

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The book was described as proposing that central planning inevitably erodes individual liberty and enables tyranny. Its philosophy influenced the founder of the Atlas Network.

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He came across an abridged edition of F.A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom, which proposes that central planning inevitably erodes individual liberty and enables tyranny.

Frederick Hayek is an old school Austrian economist, or he's thought to be a member, a leading luminary of what we call the Austrian school.

Morning Joe

Matt Lewis referenced Hayek's book 'The Road to Serfdom' while discussing how the worst individuals often rise to the top, applying that concept to the current state of the Republican party.

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In my piece I talk about this famous Hayek book, of course, The Road to Serfdom.

— Episode: Morning Joe 8/28/23

Episode: Morning Joe 8/28/23

Matt Lewis referenced Hayek's book 'The Road to Serfdom' while discussing how the worst individuals often rise to the top, applying that concept to the current state of the Republican party.

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In my piece I talk about this famous Hayek book, of course, The Road to Serfdom.

Episode: Morning Joe 11/10/22

The Road to Serfdom was mentioned in a discussion about capitalism versus communism, using Germany as a lab experiment comparison.

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You know I will reveal my ideology but in Hayek's The Road to Serfdom the introduction. One of the introductions last introduction was by Milton Friedman and he was talking about capitalism versus communism.

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