Comments on: LIBERTY: Ours for the Taking!

By: Roderick T. Long

Roderick T. Long — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:08:55 +0000

I just meant that Pareto was more libertarian in his youth (a disciple of Molinari, in fact!) but became a (qualified) supporter of fascism later in life. That doesn’t mean he didn’t have any valuable ideas during his footsie-with-the-fascists period.

By: Neil Parille

Neil Parille — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:12:29 +0000

“Pareto, I’m afraid, was like beer.”

Dr. Long, I’d like some ‘amplification’ of this point. My limited reading of Pareto indicates that he was quite prophetic in his analysis of the managerial elite.

By: Sooperdave

Sooperdave — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:03:03 +0000

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By: Brainpolice

Brainpolice — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:32:43 +0000

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By: Roderick T. Long

Roderick T. Long — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:34:44 +0000

Some intellectuals are like wine; they improve with age.

Pareto, I'm afraid, was like beer.

By: TGGP

TGGP — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:01:55 +0000

such prominent free-market luminaries as Lysander Spooner, Auberon Herbert, and Vilfredo Pareto.
One of these things is not like the others. I thought Pareto was, if not fascist, then at least on not too hostile terms with fascism.

By: jeffrey

jeffrey — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:50:05 +0000

What a fabulous, heroic act! This is just such a wonderful contribution. It certainly needs to be databased with table of contents etc.

Good to see this sort of thing happening.