A non-Chicago, Ayn Rand acolyte rose to head the Federal Reserve

Evidence

The fact that such an extreme outsider and ersatz economist could have risen to such a pinnacle of prominence was itself testimony to the hold of neoliberals on power, a fact that could never quite sink in for the American news media. — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 455

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader claim about the thought collective insinuating its members into institutions regardless of orthodox credentials. — connects to: Reagan-era appointments turned the Fed into a channel for neoliberalizing economics — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 529