In November 2018, I had the pleasure of having a LibertyMatters discussion on Vilfredo Pareto with Giandomenica Becchio, Rosolino Candela and Richard Wagner at the Online Library of Liberty. The title is "Liberty and Cynicism: Was Vilfredo Pareto a Liberal?”. In a sense, the discussion was about the quest for liberty and the pessimism for its success, a theme I fear is all the more cogent after Covid-19. In this regard, I recommend Rosolino Candela’s final article in the discussion....