[cmwy]

In the beginning of the article Soros makes several statements, which may be minor, but show his duplicity. He states that Van Hayek is Chicago School economics but most would agree he is Austrian School, an approach that is no necessarily considered highly mathematical and the biggest misstatement is that von Hayek’s economics is the most widely taught economics in the country. As an econ minor I never heard the name von Hayek. Why accept anything from Mr Soros after that start.

[Yardstick]

Yes, he is bananas if he thinks the Chicago school and Hayek dominate what gets taught in econ these days. I remember when I discovered Hayek and started seeking out his books. My university library had several on the shelf, but the last time they had been checked out was 15 years previous to me. So it was obvious that the professors weren’t assigning the students to read Hayek or even generating any interest in him. Meanwhile Keynes was dogeared. Soros thinking that Hayek dominates reminds me of the skewed way that liberals perceive conservative media, imagining it as a Goliath when it’s more of a David.