[FreeKeys]

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The Salma Hayek versus Friedrich Hayek Scorecard

So, you're an intellectual who appreciates the subjectivist economic theory and classical liberal political theory of Friedrich Hayek.  And you're also a moviegoer who appreciates the exotic allure of Mexican screen goddess Salma Hayek.  But who would win, if they went head to head?  Lucky for you, I'm keeping score. 
 

Salma Hayek	Friedrich Hayek

Age		...and the edge goes to...
34 years old, alive for all of them	101 years old, dead for the last eight	Salma
Awards & Honors
Nominee, Best Kiss (for "Desperado"), MTV Movie Awards, 1996	Nobel laureate in economic science, 1974	Friedrich
Distance Traveled
From Veracruz, Mexico to the U.S.	From Vienna, Austria to the U.S. by way of Great Britain	Friedrich
Entertainment Value
"Desperado"; "From Dusk til Dawn"	Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle; Prices and Production	Salma
Number of Works
23 movies and a Mexican soap opera	25 books and 130 articles	Friedrich
Appearance
Named by People Magazine as one of world's 50 most beautiful people, 1996	Large nose and funny mustache	Salma
Philosophical Depth
"I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do."	"The mind cannot foresee its own advance."	Friedrich

And the final score is:  Salma 3, Friedrich 4.  (Sorry, Salma, better luck next time!)

Visit the Friedrich Hayek Scholars' Page.  See the Salma Hayek profile at 1440 Media.  Return to my cover page.

-- all from the website of Prof. Glen Whitman

[Deb]

Come on! Has Friedrich ever nursed an African baby he never met before? I think not. That has to give the edge to Salma.