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Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

Wheylous — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:25:59 GMT

Read more about this in chapter six of TMoF!

Oh boy, such a great teaser!

Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

Andris Birkmanis — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:26:13 GMT

He would have to either cut a lot of what he wrote, or it's going to be a long comic.

Instead of "translating" sentence for sentence, there could be a series of companion comic strips, each exploring some theme from the book, and demonstrating it in very accessible form. Will cover kids and casual audiences, who will not read the book anyway. Hey, the comics can have references to the book, being a kind of a teaser for "the real thing". "Read more about this in chapter six of TMoF!"

Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

SkepticalMetal — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:02:44 GMT

Well I know that Friedman considers himself to be a man of the Chicago school rather than the Austrian school, which I made an inquiry thread about a few weeks ago.

Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

Neodoxy — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:01:03 GMT

In effect yes. Their reasons for advocating anarchism are radically different, however. They also have exceptionally different views on the matter of banking.

Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

SkepticalMetal — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:57:30 GMT

Isn't the only real divide between his anarcho-capitalism and Rothbard's anarcho-capitalism is that Rothbard advocated a common legal system, and he doesn't?

Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

Wheylous — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:52:25 GMT

Can Friedman just go on TV and smack down bad economics? I would love that.

Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

Clayton — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:55:28 GMT

Someone suggested a Free to Choose-style video series rendition of it... I would definitely back that.

Clayton -

Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

gotlucky — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:50:20 GMT

But it's not like the sentences are easily transferable to pictures. He would have to either cut a lot of what he wrote, or it's going to be a long comic. I wouldn't mind that though.

Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

Wheylous — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:02:17 GMT

TMoF wasn't that long...

Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

gotlucky — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:55:27 GMT

That would be one long comic strip.

Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

Andris Birkmanis — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:53:20 GMT

It needs to be more accessible. Published as a comic strip, perhaps? Only half-joking.

Re: Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

Jon Irenicus — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:53:49 GMT

Send him a copy of FANL!

That said, his book is pretty good. It's been too long ago isnce I read it for me to make meaningful contributions but in essense, anarcho-capitalism requires its own unified "bible", as most books on it so far either cover the same area, i.e. law and order (which is understandable), but I think a more unified picture could be painted.

Friedman asking for input about reworking TMoF

Wheylous — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:52:27 GMT

http://daviddfriedman.blogspot.com/2012/11/query-for-readers-of-machinery-of.html?m=0

He's asking readers for input about what to change and how to change it.