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Those of us in the conservative and free market movement have two common sources of inspiration. The first is Richard Weaver’s famous book, “Ideas Have Consequences.” The second is F.A. Hayek’s famous 1949 paper, “The Intellectual and Socialism,” which taught us to appreciate the roll of public intellectuals who speak to the population.
The growth in conservative think tanks and academic publishing shows that we have taken Weaver’s lessons to heart. And the success of everything from conservative trade press books to talk radio to blogs to John Stossel’s TV specials is evidence that we’re learning to translate our ideas for the general public.
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