Harvard’s Jeff Miron is a traditionally trained, neoclassical economist with surprisingly strong libertarian views. Here is his utilitarian case against antitrust enforcement. (He is best known among libertarians for his opposition to drug prohibition.)
Miron was mentioned previously on this blog for offering an undergraduate economics course on libertarianism without a single reading from Rothbard, Hazlitt, Mises, Hayek, Jefferson, Spooner, Sumner, or Boetie.
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Good Dr.,
I think that Miron’s approach can, and probably does, have merit. From a brief peek at his weblog, I think his approach is useful. “Libertarianism”, for whatever the reason, seems to carry some ‘negative’ baggage.
I’d wager that he has many students remark: “Gee, that makes alot of sense, I’d never guess that that was the basis of Libertarianism~” From there, I’m sure some of the “traditional” texts are pursued. Would be interesting to know if the above squares with his experience.
Plus, as an aside, if his work was picked up by The Independent Institute, that’s more than usually a good sign.
The saddest part of this whole affair is that you have reminded me of Steven Horwitz’s despicable phrase “Church of the True Believer” as he is part and parcel of what he thinks he is decrying and obviously has no clue about what exactly is happening on Magnolia Ave and elsewhere around the world.
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