What kind of society isn't structured on greed?

When they so-called 'target the interest rate', what they're doing is controlling the money supply via the interest rate. The interest rate is only an intermediary instrument.

And what does reward virtue? You think the communist commissar rewards virtue? You think a Hitler rewards virtue? You think, excuse me, if you'll pardon me, American presidents reward virtue? Do they choose their appointees on the basis of the virtue of the people appointed or on the basis of their political clout?

We had much freer trade in the 19th century. We have much less globalization now than we did then.

My interest in political philosophy was rather casual until I met Hayek.

Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.

Americans know very little about social statistics, but I am not sure that it's important that Americans know about social statistics.