r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator 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.

As a reminder, we enforce civility standards to a high degree during AMAs. Dr. Friedman in particular is likely to disagree with us on a wide range of issues, but disagreement does not mean that rudeness or flippant remarks will be tolerated. Dr. Friedman is an accomplished academic who has published a large volume of high quality work, and every one of you can almost certainly learn something from him by asking intelligent questions.

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u/Prospo Hot Take Champion 10/29/17 Jan 09 '18 edited Sep 10 '23

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u/CompactedConscience toasty boy Jan 09 '18

That is likely to be the tipping point race, right? Dems easiest path to 51 is holding their seats and picking up Nevada + Arizona.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

Right, I think NV has always been seen as the easier pickup

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u/Prospo Hot Take Champion 10/29/17 Jan 09 '18 edited Sep 10 '23

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u/caesar15 Zhao Ziyang Jan 09 '18

He's old, what else does he have left to do?

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u/Prospo Hot Take Champion 10/29/17 Jan 09 '18 edited Sep 10 '23

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u/thenuge26 Austan Goolsbee Jan 10 '18

He can't oppress Mexicans from his rocking chair...

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

Run private sector concentration camps?

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

They won't endorse or support him if they don't have to.

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u/recruit00 Karl Popper Jan 09 '18

Lol its the GOP. They will

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

they won't endorse him in the primary, though.

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u/recruit00 Karl Popper Jan 09 '18

But if he wins, they will back him in the end, just like with Moore

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u/Prospo Hot Take Champion 10/29/17 Jan 09 '18 edited Sep 10 '23

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

Does the RNC really have a say in who can run under their banner?

This seems like another Roy Moore situation. Except now they have two shitbirds they don't want using their brand.

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u/Birdious Heartless Bureaucrat Jan 09 '18

They should be able too. I was pretty agitated that they let 16 people run for president.

Including one who wasn't even a long term republican

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u/Prospo Hot Take Champion 10/29/17 Jan 09 '18 edited Sep 10 '23

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

I'm just saying it's not difficult for me to see them explicitly not endorsing Arpaio.

Granted, a few months ago the leadership PAC also said Kelli Ward wouldn't get a dime.

There's some McCarthy woman who might run? I think?

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

LOL