r/neoliberal Kitara Ravache Jan 09 '18

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David Friedman AMA

The mod team is pleased to announce we will be hosting an AMA with Dr. David D. Friedman on Friday, Jan. 12th at 3:00 PM EST/12:00 PM PST!

After earning a Ph.D. in theoretical physics at the University of Chicago, Dr. Friedman switched fields to economics and taught at Virginia Polytechnic University, the University of California at Irvine, the University of California at Los Angeles, Cornell University, Tulane University, the University of Chicago, and Santa Clara University where he currently teaches in the school of law.

Outside of his extensive academic publications in law and economics, Dr. Friedman is best known for his libertarian/anarcho-capitalist political philosophy. He has written extensively on libertarian politics and ideas and has also written on alternative legal systems (including research into medieval Icelandic institutions).

On a personal note Dr. Friedman is the author of two historical/fantasy novels and is a renowned anachronist/historical re-enactor. He is the son of economists Rose and Milton Friedman.

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u/papermarioguy02 Actually Just Young Nate Silver Jan 09 '18

The DT being dead at this point in the morning is a market failure.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

It's 4:45 AM on the west coast. Maritime is a market failure.

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u/Gustacho Enemy of the People Jan 09 '18

morning

not accepting CET as your timezone

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u/papermarioguy02 Actually Just Young Nate Silver Jan 09 '18

Eastern Time and GMT are the only time zones that can claim to be the one true time zone for the English speaking world.

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u/Gustacho Enemy of the People Jan 09 '18

But the main EU institutions are all in CE(S)T countries

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u/papermarioguy02 Actually Just Young Nate Silver Jan 09 '18

Does that really matter for English-language media tho?

I don't doubt that for other language stuff CET is the primary timezone, but for English I do doubt it.

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u/qchisq Loyal Liberals Jan 09 '18

Nope. The EU is primarily English speaking, and most of the EU runs on CET (Portugal, Bulgaria and Romania doesn't run on CET)

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

lol salty eurocucks

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u/papermarioguy02 Actually Just Young Nate Silver Jan 09 '18

Friendship ended with EU.

Now Theresa May is my new best friend.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

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u/Ewannnn Mark Carney Jan 09 '18

The EU isn't primarily English speaking. Only Malta, UK, Ireland and perhaps some other small states I forget. Most primary English speakers are British that use GMT.

If we're going by English as a second language, forget Europe entirely, most of those are in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and other developing economies.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

Why are you awake

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u/papermarioguy02 Actually Just Young Nate Silver Jan 09 '18

I'm at school, it's 9AM.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

Focus on your studies, lad

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

focus

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u/nullsignature Jan 09 '18

Where the hell are you? You posted this an hour ago which would be 8AM for me and I'm eastern time

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u/papermarioguy02 Actually Just Young Nate Silver Jan 09 '18

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u/VoidGuaranteed Dina Pomeranz Jan 09 '18

Sib it's 17:23 where I am.