Milton Friedman (1912-2006) was at once an accomplished academic economist, an adviser to U.S. presidents and cabinet officials, and a widely read columnist. He won the Nobel Prize in 1976.

On February 10, Bernanke further revealed his allegiance to Friedman in an overlooked Capitol Hill Q&A session with Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas). Their exchange is worth dusting off and quoting at length.

In case you haven’t heard, today is Milton Friedman Day, an opportunity to celebrate the life of the greatest popularizer of free-market economics since the invisible hand of death claimed Adam Smith ...

Milton Friedman's Warning to DOGE The Nobel Prize-winning economist says the Iron Triangle of Politics must be defeated to cut down the government for good. Zach Weissmueller | 4.8.2025 11:40 AM ...

Mixed his name with Milton Friedman — a (very) different economist,” she said. Ocasio-Cortez, a socialist, has a degree in economics from Boston University, which she regularly boasts about ...

In short, Friedman did not entirely remake economic policy. Yet he unquestionably remains a force to be reckoned with – someone whose ideals, at the very least, one might contrast to one’s own. On the ...

March 16, 2024 Milton Friedman on Economic Freedom. Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series “Free to… ...

Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series "Free to Choose." Episode ten was titled "How to Stay Free." ...

Milton Friedman, the patron saint of free markets and a founder of the Nobel-adorned Chicago school of economics, took a very dim view of all tariffs — ours, theirs, anyone's. Writing in ...

While campaigning for President in 2020, Joe Biden declared, “Milton Friedman isn’t running the show anymore” in an interview with Politico. Yet 17 years after the economist’s death, many ...

Milton Friedman, the patron saint of free markets and a founder of the Nobel-adorned Chicago school of economics, took a very dim view of all tariffs — ours, theirs, anyone's. Writing in ...