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{{DES | des = Part of the propaganda program of libertarianism has been a steady flow of books based on fraudulent claims that take months or years to debunk. Some are directly produced or financed by libertarians, others by academics or conservatives are heavily endorsed by libertarians. | show=}} | {{DES | des = Part of the propaganda program of libertarianism has been a steady flow of books based on fraudulent claims that take months or years to debunk. Some are directly produced or financed by libertarians, others by academics or conservatives are heavily endorsed by libertarians. | show=}} | ||
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; 1994 "[[The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life]]" by [[Charles Murray]] and [[Richard Herrnstein]]. | ; 1994 "[[The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life]]" by [[Charles Murray]] and [[Richard Herrnstein]]. | ||
: The argument was based on numerous faulty assumptions, statistical monkey business and appeal to racist inclinations. Not peer reviewed before publication. No support for the genetic claims made in this book has ever been found. | : The argument was based on numerous faulty assumptions, statistical monkey business and appeal to racist inclinations. Not peer reviewed before publication. No support for the genetic claims made in this book has ever been found. | ||
| + | ; 1991 "[[The Myth of the Robber Barons: A New Look at the Rise of Big Business in America]]" by [[Burton Folsom]]. | ||
| + | : Epic historical revisionism, in service of the ultra-wealthy. Looks only at the benefits, and ignores the harms of the [[Robber Barons]]. | ||
; 1978 "[[The Way the World Works]] by [[Jude Wanniski]]. | ; 1978 "[[The Way the World Works]] by [[Jude Wanniski]]. | ||
: Laid out the central thesis of supply-side economics and promoted the Laffer Curve. This fraud was promoted as Reaganomics, which failed to produce the promised results. | : Laid out the central thesis of supply-side economics and promoted the Laffer Curve. This fraud was promoted as Reaganomics, which failed to produce the promised results. | ||
