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Milton Friedman, 1912-2006

Reason writers remember the iconic libertarian economist

Undoubtedly the most successful and influential proponent of libertarian thought in the 20th century, Milton Friedman, died last night at age 94. His successes as both a technical economist and libertarian polemicist are enormous. We can thank him, in large part, for happy events from the elimination of the draft to the conquest of inflation. Just a quick note now--his impact was staggering, and there could never be enough words said in praise of him.

My 1995 Reason interview with him.

A 2005 Reason interview, with Nick Gillespie, on his legacy of fighting for school choice.

His most recent Reason interview, with me, in our November issue, as part of a roundtable on the Federal Reserve.

Jacob Sullum's celebration of Friedman's 90th birthday.

A debate on the social responsibilty of business, including Friedman.

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Brian Doherty on Friedman | Portail LHC links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…the elimination of the draft to the conquest of inflation. Just a quick note now–his impact was staggering, and there could never be enough words said in praise of him. http://reason.com/archives/2006/11/16/milton-friedman-1912-2006 Go here to see the original: Brian Doherty on Friedman « Individualisme et collectivisme L’extrait de la semaine : “Le concept d’action” par Murray N. Rothbard »…

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