Dave Brat on Church and State

By Ari Armstrong

Dave Brat—who recently upset Eric Cantor in a Virginia congressional primary—says he is heavily influenced by free-market thinkers, including Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, F. A. Hayek, and (to a lesser degree) Ayn Rand. Unlike many Republicans, Brat does not merely pay lip service to free markets; he substantially understands what free markets are and su…