Comments on: Milton Friedman, RIP

By: Siltstone

Siltstone — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:16:28 +0000

Milton and Rose Friedman were a breath of fresh air. No, a gale. The Economist reprints their 1963 review of Capitalism and Freedom. Link:

http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8311321

By: Goals + Girls Blog » VALE MILTON FRIEDMAN

Goals + Girls Blog » VALE MILTON FRIEDMAN — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:12:35 +0000

[...] POSTSCRIPT: Andrew Norton has an excellent personal obituary to “Uncle Milton” on his blog here. [...]

By: Milton Friedman dies, aged 94 « Thoughts on Freedom

Milton Friedman dies, aged 94 « Thoughts on Freedom — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:47:52 +0000

[...] Andrew Norton and Jason Soon have more on

By: Club Troppo » Milton Friedman dies at 94

Club Troppo » Milton Friedman dies at 94 — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:12:56 +0000

[...] Andrew Norton, Rafe Champion and Jason Soon have more. [...]

By: Rajat Sood

Rajat Sood — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:23:51 +0000

Milton Friedman played a very important role in shaping my views as well. When Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties announced that Milton Friedman was his ‘favourite economist’ and happened to lose his virginity (Alex that is) in the same episode, I decided I had to learn more about this guy. Perhaps appropriately, the first I read of him was an interview he gave to Playboy reproduced in some book whose title I can’t remember (NOT Playboy). But I do remember how clear and compelling his answers were. Perhaps as a result I could not, and still to some extent cannot, understand why more people don’t support freer markets.

By: Andrew Leigh » Blog Archive » Milton Friedman

Andrew Leigh » Blog Archive » Milton Friedman — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:17:24 +0000

[...] Andrew Norton alterts me to the fact that Milton Friedman died several hours ago. His Wikipedia biography and a long New York Times obituary provide more background. (Friedman was 94, so the NYT has clearly had plenty of time to polish up the obit.) [...]