THE ROBERT W. WHITAKER ARCHIVE

SVEN'S PUZZLE | 2006-06-01

Sven says,

"So you do not believe in the free market then, Bob. Since you are not a communist I guess you are a fascist. "

Comment by Sven —

Does anybody have any idea what he is talking about?

My entire class, considered one of the best group of graduate economics students EVER assembled -- did not get their PhDs because the professors in their area of specialization - - two of whom later won Nobel Prizes -- were kicked out of the Univeristy of Virginia in an openly announced purge of free-market conservatives.

Now it turns out I am anti-free market.

I am also a neoconservative.

I think I get the neoconservative bit, but this one leaves me completely at sea.

Amy suggestions about where this one came from?