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In the News

John Kenneth Galbraith understood capitalism as lived - not as theorized

with Milton Friedmanvia Christian Science Monitor
Thursday, December 28, 2006

Economists John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman believed that ideas mattered...

In the News

Milton Friedman: Objective scientist first, free-market promoter second

with Milton Friedmanvia Christian Science Monitor
Thursday, December 28, 2006

Above all, economist Milton Friedman was an independent, objective thinker who systematically applied the scientific method to economic problems and eventually to the entire spectrum of the social sciences...

Analysis and Commentary

Model Ford

by Peter M. Robinsonvia National Review Online
Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Former President Gerald Ford died on December 26 at age 93...

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Economist was strong supporter of free market

with Milton Friedman, Hoover Institutionvia USA Today
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Nobel Memorial Prize-winner Milton Friedman, one of the most influential economists of the past century and an outspoken advocate of free markets and free choice, died Nov. 16 at the age of 94...

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Milton Friedman, 1912-2006

with Milton Friedmanvia Ludwig von Mises Institute
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Few American economists have wielded as much influence on economic thought and policy as the late Milton Friedman...

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Hayek would not have a bar of Howard

with Milton Friedmanvia Australian
Friday, December 22, 2006

In the past month, Australian intellectual life has been made somewhat livelier by a sideshow featuring the ideas of Austrian-born Nobel prize-winning economist and social philosopher Friedrich Hayek...

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Lightning Strikes

by Russ Robertsvia Cafe Hayek
Friday, December 22, 2006

Just found a remarkable book, Schott's Almanac 2007, written by the amazing Ben Schott, author of Schott's Original Miscellany...

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A Year of Legacies: Triumphant and Tainted

with Milton Friedmanvia Business Week
Friday, December 22, 2006

Death took two major economic thinkers within months of each other in 2006...

Analysis and Commentary

What Is Annanism?

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review Online
Friday, December 22, 2006

Everyone seems to take some joy in listening to outgoing secretary-general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, especially during the holidays..

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Bidding farewell to Kofi Annan and Donald Rumsfeld

with George P. Shultzvia Christian Science Monitor
Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Two men whose names were known around the globe, and who held positions of power and authority, left office last week...

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The Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict examines how knowledge of past military operations can influence contemporary public policy decisions concerning current conflicts.