Hardheaded analysis, not romantic fantasizing or emotional uplift, is what gives free-market economics its strength, as Buchanans corpus abundantly illustrates. Fortunately, Buchanans call for classical liberals to invigorate their work with a renewed sense of humanity and urgency is fully consistent with this truth.
Economics with Romance
By Dwight R. Lee
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