Frederick von Hayek was an “obscure economist” according to this journo.
Yeah, it’s a silly description. I don’t know about his significance as an economist but as a philosopher of liberal capitalism (i.e. free markets, rule of law etc.) he’s pretty universally considered in academia to be a very significant thinker, up there with Locke, Smith, etc.
I noticed that too. Demonstrates the abject ignorance of most journalists.