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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What the hell does libertarian have to do with anything?[/quote]

no liberal guilt . Allow you to learn things in your own. [/quote]

GMU has been heavily funded and influenced since its early days by libertarian sources. It receives in particular a huge amount of funding from the Koch brothers.

http://www.desmogblog.com/koch-and-george-mason-university

The required economics component is likely designed to ensure that graduates come out with a perspective on the subject that mirrors that of the funders. [/quote]

:roll:[/quote]

I don't think this perspective is really any different from that espoused by the PP above, regarding Berkeley et al. What is interesting is that the OP appears to view "libertarian" as "unbiased" or "objective." It's a bias like any other, and to the extent that GMU or any university has that bent, students there may not be "learning things on their own" but rather may be being encouraged to view the world around them through a certain lens. One can decide whether that is a plus or a minus.[/quote]

When I say libertarian, I mean the 'don't do it on my lawn, I won't do it on yours' mentality. GMU seems to share this viewpoint.[/quote]

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