Spontaneous Urban Planning at the Intersection of Markets, Democracy and Science
Hayek’s Self-Organizing Mental Order and Folk-Psychological Theories of the Mind
A fat, freakish hero lives again
John Sutherland discusses A Confederacy of Dunces’ recent surge. Stay tuned for a collection of essays on Dunces forthcoming this summer. Stephen Fry has long since touted the virtues of this novel. This said, the The Big Yin does have top-notch taste.
The Legacy of Adam Smith
Prime Argerich: Liszt, Ravel & Schumann
Argerich in her prime playing Schumann’s Piano Concerto, Ravel’s Jeux d’Eau, and Liszt’s Les Funerailles. Franz-Paul Decker conducts the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Symphony (July 31, 1977).
The calling of social thought: Rediscovering the work of Edward Shils
As someone who is a big fan of Shils I’m very much looking forward to this.
The Emergence of the Mind: Hayek’s Account of Mental Phenomena as a Product of Spontaneous Physical and Social Orders
Propriety and Prosperity: New Studies on the Philosophy of Adam Smith: Review
Warm review by Laurie Bréban in Journal of the History of Economic Thought
Look at Yourself
From Ambivalence to Betrayal: The Left, the Jews, and Israel
The (“pussy-hatted”) sheep-like disproportionate support offered by the middle and upper classes for the Women’s March, tone-deaf to its Jew-hating leadership, is a now commonplace mainstreamed dissimulation disguised as merely criticism of Israel and buttressed by useful idiots (or shit-puppets as we say in the trailer park). I spent many an hour chatting with Wistrich when he was at UCL.
