Milton Friedman
Posted at 10:04pm on Jun. 20, 2008 Blog Post Of The Day
By Pejman Yousefzadeh
Courtesy of Ilya Somin. A masterful reply to exceedingly--and bizarrely--dyspeptic behavior on the part of a small percentage of the University of Chicago's faculty.
Posted at 7:06pm on Jun. 14, 2008 Remembering Milton Friedman
By Pejman Yousefzadeh
I really hope that I am this sharp when I am 93:
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Posted at 12:27am on Feb. 8, 2008 Efficiency
By Pejman Yousefzadeh
It cannot be emphasized enough that Naomi Klein is a demagogic author in over her head when it comes to writing denunciations of Milton Friedman and capitalism. I suppose that I could send you to a whole host of links to make my case for this proposition, but fortunately, a good number of them are found in this post.
Posted at 1:08am on Jan. 24, 2008 Friedman v. Clinton
By Pejman Yousefzadeh
At the very least, in this debate, Friedman should win. After all, his words defend your economic freedoms.
Posted at 12:47am on Nov. 30, 2007 Defending Milton Friedman
By Pejman Yousefzadeh
The beauty of this post stems not just from the post itself, which is a sober response to a hyperpartisan attack on Milton Friedman, but from the many comments as well that call Daniel Davies to account for his bizarre post. Little by little, Davies's rationalizations and excuses fall to the side thanks to commenters who take him to task for his ill-tempered and irrational rant. It's actually something of a joy to read through.
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Posted at 3:28am on Nov. 22, 2007 Not The Best Music . . .
By Pejman Yousefzadeh
But I like the lyrics.
Posted at 8:20pm on Nov. 11, 2007 Quotes (And Video) That Catch My Fancy
By Pejman Yousefzadeh
...it's a curious situation. You read the newspapers and you think the world is going to hell. You think the economy is doing badly. And yet, the truth is, that we have never in our history had as productive an economy as we do now.
--Milton Friedman. (Thanks to Greg Mankiw for the link.)
Via Don Boudreaux. What sensible person does not miss Friedman nearly a year after his death?
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Posted at 12:47am on Nov. 5, 2007 The Truth About Milton Friedman
By Pejman Yousefzadeh
Gosh, I am really glad that Foundationesque micromanaging ambition never got realized.
