Road To Serfdom

My brother and I had a recent discussion on Facebook about politics and economics with a good friend of mine...well mostly my brother had the discussion. He is the smarter one. What was interesting is how my more "liberal" friend claimed to be neutral about ideology and was just a middle of the road pragmatist. Of course I challenged my friend about his presuppositions to which he has never responded. Such is the attitude of the Political Left. Their worldview simply cannot be challenged.

At my brother's request, I am attempting to work my way through The Road To Serfdom by F.A. Hayek. What I really appreciate is the author's preface to the original editions. In the very first paragraph he wrote:

...the essential point remains that all I have to say is derived from certain ultimate values. I hope I have adequately  discharged in the book itself a second and no less important duty: to make it clear beyond doubt what these values are on which the whole argument depends.

 It is quite refreshing to read an author that grasps this important facet of any argument. Hopefully I will have some time to interact and/or make comments about this book as I read it.