
Milton Friedman
The Last Conservative
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Nan McNamara
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Jennifer Burns
Milton Friedman was, alongside John Maynard Keynes, the most influential economist of the twentieth century. His work was instrumental in the turn toward free markets that defined the 1980s, and his full-throated defenses of capitalism and freedom resonated with audiences around the world. It’s no wonder the last decades of the twentieth century have been called “the Age of Friedman”—or that analysts have sought to hold him responsible for both the rising prosperity and the social ills of recent times.
In Milton Friedman, the first full biography to employ archival sources, historian Jennifer Burns tells Friedman’s extraordinary story with the nuance it deserves. She provides lucid and lively context for his groundbreaking work on everything from why dentists earn less than doctors to the vital importance of the money supply to inflation and the limits of government planning and stimulus. She traces Friedman’s longstanding collaborations with women, including economist Anna Schwartz, as well as his complex relationships with powerful figures such as Fed Chair Arthur Burns and Treasury Secretary George Shultz. Most of all, Burns explores Friedman’s key role in creating a new economic vision and a modern American conservatism. The result is a revelatory biography of America’s first neoliberal—and perhaps its last great conservative.
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Great biography!
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Milton Friedman is the GOAT
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fantastic coverage of the subject's life and work. Clear narration.
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Thomas Sowell graduated from the Chicago school under Milton Freeman in 1958. At the time, he believed in socialism— to put it mildly. Dr. Sowell stated that his degree was granted when there was no type of racial preference in 1958. Milton Freeman was famous for flunking large numbers of graduate students in the economics program. I was surprised to not hear of any mention of a crossover in their conservative, economic, careers over the many decades. Dr. Sowell is still vigorous and alive at age 93. He has published over 40 books. He has been rediscovered by many black men for his pithy remarks on how to establish a successful career as a black man.
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Superb account of a brilliant economist.
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As a humorous aside, recently the New York Times published an article by part of the woke Mafia that controls our media warning parents what to watch out for to make sure their children weren't being radicalized. One of the items on the list was to make sure your children weren't watching videos of Milton Friedman speaking. That would be the Nobel Prize winning Economist Milton friedman. This is a great indicator of how far the termites have spread into our body politics, because no matter what you think of his ideas debating them is mandatory in the modern world.
A timely and important book.
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Economic history and Friedman's life
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Having been raised in Chicago, and having even attended a Milton Friedman lecture, and having spent a bit of time with his son, David, I was looking forward to learning more about Milton Friedman’s life outside of his profession. While Burns packs in a lot of solid information, she focuses on his work, his accomplishments, his economic theories, and his interactions with politicians and other economists: All worthy topics but maybe less appealing by themselves to a wider audience.
Well Done, But Still A Little Disappointed
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