tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post7716436834462062562..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Tyler Cowen Interviews Emily WilsonJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-84215535540777789662019-06-30T10:14:08.669-04:002019-06-30T10:14:08.669-04:00I would point at that, by and large, libertarians ...I would point at that, by and large, libertarians and especially libertarian tech moguls are hostile to a traditional, humanistically-educated elite, not because they are egalitarian, but because they wish to replace it with an aggressive, entrepreneurial elite of Randian superpeople. One advantage of humanistic training is that it does produce, in at least a portion of its recipients, norms of restraint and at least some degree of social conscience. The Randian form by design has neither. My point has of course been made many times, e. g., by Douthat in his "in defense of aristocracy" columns earlier this year.<br /><br />The Randians seem to be in the ascendant, in part because a strain of American culture admires raw power wielded without conscience, but hates and fears the polished paternalism of an FDR.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456987412710878404noreply@blogger.com