A Proper Dissection
On Milton Friedman's birthday, let me point to this analysis of the shabby and worthless 'thinking' of many University of Chicago faculty.
Milton Friedman stood for freedom, social, political, and economic. He realized that they are inextricably linked. If the government controls your job or your business, dissent is impossible. He favored, among other things, legalizing drugs, school choice, and volunteer army. To call him or his political legacy “right wing” is simply ignorant, and I mean that also as a technically accurate description rather than a casual insult. (Of course, he also has a legacy in the economics community as a first-rate researcher, which is what the MFI will do and honor.)
So here’s my question: If you’re embarrassed by this legacy, if you worry that it will tarnish the University’s reputation, just what is it that you good-thinking guys and gals have against human freedom?
posted by Alan Adamson @ 5:28 PM
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