# Intellectuals and Libertarianism: F. A. Hayek

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/intellectuals-and-libertarianism-f-a-hayek>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** October 12, 2016

---

George H. Smith explores F. A. Hayek’s views on intellectuals, whom Hayek called professional secondhand dealers in ideas.

[Originally published in essay form on February 28, 2014.](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/intellectuals-libertarianism-f-a-hayek)

_Narrated by Daniel Hyland._