Milton Friedman was all about freedom until the day he died.
Abstract: July 31, 2012, is the one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of the great economist and thinker Milton Friedman. It was
Friedman who first suggested that the economic freedom of
countries be measured and monitored, and The Heritage Foundation
has been doing so since 1995 in its Index of Economic Freedom.
Friedman’s most important legacy is unquestionably the
improvement in living standards of hundreds of millions of
people around the world thanks to the implementation of his
theories. Unfortunately, the policies of an increasingly
leviathan government have placed America on a path that diverges
sharply from its historical quest for greater freedom. At Milton
Friedman’s centennial, Americans should renew their commitment
to economic freedom, as well as their confidence that a people
who are free to choose will ensure their own future well-being.
July 31, 2012, is the one hundredth anniversary of Milton
Friedman’s birth. Friedman, “the most