Snoop Dog Keynes vs. M.C. Hammer Hayek
Cute rap video by guys at George Mason on the 20th century's competing economic visions that are still highly relevant today. In this corner, representing the Austrian school, is F.A. Hayek. In that one, representing the fiscal interventionists, is J.M. Keynes. Neither actor looks like the real guy, and the real economists didn't have American accents. Hayek wins, because this is from GMU, after all. But if you read The Road to Serfdom it's striking how much government intervention Hayek can support. HT to Ann for sending the link.
Comments
Oh, c'mon, Hayek is a reasonable resemblance. And while I heard neither Hayek nor Keynes speak, it would be hard to do a rap song hearing both a German and English accent. Call it author's license.
Posted by: Russell Nelson | January 30, 2010 7:35 PM