Bill Mitchell – Academic freedom requires evidence and knowledge – not a desire for headlines

Freedom implies responsibility. There is no legal right to absolute freedom, nor is there a natural (moral) right to it either. Libel laws recognize this legally, for example. But libel laws are civil and only extend to suing for damages. But there is also reputational risk, which is also a deterrent to presumption of an absolute right to freedom. Bill is evoking this latter with respect to professional and academic responsiblity.

The rest of the post is about the economic/health tradeoff, and how using the lens of MMT shows a picture different from the conventiona. It didn't have to be this way.

Bill Mitchell – billy blog
Academic freedom requires evidence and knowledge – not a desire for headlines
Bill Mitchell | Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), at University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia