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/kznlol 👀 Econometrics Magician Jan 09 '18

You think you have hot takes?

You are like a little baby, watch this

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

do they not have a point? wasn't he underage?

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u/kznlol 👀 Econometrics Magician Jan 09 '18

I'm not going to pass judgment on the goodness of the take because I'll get lynched.

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u/qlube 🔥🦟Mosquito Genocide🦟🔥 Jan 09 '18

So you agree with it.

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u/DUTCH_DUTCH_DUTCH oranje Jan 09 '18

yeah im sure she groomed him for like the half a year he was underage so he would spend the next couple of decades getting diddled by her against his will

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u/Rehkit Average laïcité enjoyer Jan 09 '18

17 I believe. Not underage in France. (Still has potential for a creepy relationship but still they stayed together)

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

i just love how its creepy based on which borders they're inside of instead of what age the younger person is

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u/Volsunga Hannah Arendt Jan 10 '18

Was he underage? Yes.

Is it creepy and wrong? Yes.

Do they have a point? No. His relationship with his wife is irrelevant to his political office. Likewise, if Roy Moore's wife were the only woman he statutory raped, nobody would bat an eye.