1. If you follow the various branches threads, there's a good conversation here between @D_Kuehn, @Undercoverhist @Econ_Marshall & others about ongoing debates in history of economics, history of conservatism, & history of racism.https://twitter.com/D_Kuehn/status/1130486961255399424 …
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5. The fact is that Chicago economics & public choice economics were never purely pristine academic exercises but deeply intertwined modern American right. Figures like Friedman, Stigler & Buchanan were political actors & operators as well as scholars.
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6. Even if you disagree with MacLean's conclusions, it's important to acknowledge that her project (integrating history of economics with history of political movements, backed by archival research) needs to be done. I hope future scholars continue down this path.
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