Milton Friedman

                   

Bret Stephens: 'No Excuses' for Liberals

wsj.com
9 hrs ago
        

"I make no excuses, I only wear them." Too bad the brand is long gone, since we're at yet another No Excuses moment in American politics. With the election of Barack Obama and huge Democratic majorities in Congress, liberals...

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Thomas Sowell: Real intellectuals in politics often fool fake ones

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8 hrs ago
        

Among the many wonders to be expected from an Obama administration, if Nicholas D. Kristof of the New York Times is to be believed, is ending "the anti-intellectualism that has long been a strain in American life."

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‘Chicago Boys’ Home

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yesterday 1 related
        

In the wake of the massive Wall Street meltdown, laissez-faire economic theories seem increasingly quaint. But the University of Chicago wants to keep the flame of neoliberalism alive. In May, the university announced plans to...

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President Obama and Bretton Woods

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Dr. Luke A. Nichter is Assistant Professor of History, Tarleton State University-Central Texas.] Calls for the return to a Bretton Woods-like system can be heard around the world. The Washington Post has said that a new Bretton...

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Permanent income hypothesis

bized.co.uk
16-Nov-2008
        

Definition: The permanent income hypothesis was developed by Milton Friedman and it says that people will look at long-run (permanent) income when deciding how much to consume. Where actual income is unusually high people...

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A Moderst Proposal to Solve the Financial Crisis

americanthinker.com
16-Nov-2008 1 related
        

I've just realized something: I've solved our financial crisis. I've even drafted a bill for my legislator called The Opportunity & Reification through Charred Housing (TORCH) Act. The housing industry is indeed "too big to...

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The Steyn Hugger ... Mark Steyn

freerepublic.com
16-Nov-2008
        

Steyn on Books FRIDAY, 18 APRIL 2008 In The Village Voice the other week, the playwright David Mamet recently outed himself as a liberal apostate and revealed that he's begun reading conservative types like Milton Friedman and...

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Bailout Second Thoughts

freeliberal.com
16-Nov-2008
        

No, I still believe the Big Bank Bailout is a mistake. But, to be fair, here are two articles worth reading and considering. Charles Krauthammer, whom I disagree with more than not, had this to say, including: "No government...

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Only in America

normantranscript.com
15-Nov-2008
        

Editor, The Transcript:Sidney Hanna's Nov. 9 letter, replying to my letter headed "Is socialism a sirty word?" recommends that anyone wanting to understand socialism should read Hayek's book "The Road to Serfdom.

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What Would Milton Friedman Say?

newsvine.com
15-Nov-2008
        

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:12 PM EST "If this election goes the way it looks as though it's going to go," says Tom, "then the political system is about to get a major overcorrection to the left. And that...

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