Hayek's Bastards: The Neoliberal Roots of the Populist Right

This lecture, featuring Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History at Boston College, took place on October 24, 2025, and was part of the Henry H. Arnhold Forum on Global Challenges at The New School. In this lecture, Professor Slobodian presents excerpts from his new book: Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right (https://press.princeton.edu/books/har.... *** The Henry H. Arnhold Forum on Global Challenges initiates close collaborative research and public programming among New School institutes that work on global challenges. It brings together scholars from different disciplines and sponsors conferences and events on issues such as climate change, threats to democracy, and global inequality, encouraging an interdisciplinary approach to global challenges and a cross-pollination of ideas in graduate student training. *** Learn more about The New School for Social Research: https://www.newschool.edu/nssr/ See our upcoming events: https://www.newschool.edu/nssr/events/ Learn more about the Arnhold Forum on Global Challenges: https://www.newschool.edu/centers-ins...