Hayek had understood that persuading any society to accept the rigours of capitalist freedom was never going to be easy.

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I had come along in the course of my duties as a hopeless necromantic. I don’t think I have ever believed that ...

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America’s official chief diplomat is the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, but so far his activities have been fairly limited.