Tag: Milton Friedman

Government Should Be Small, Laws Unobtrusive, and Men Left Alone

Richard C. Young - June 20, 2024

UPDATE 6.20.24: It seems like a small thing, but President Trump recently hit upon something in a speech that is indicative of how far...

Social Responsibility and Corporations

Debbie Young - April 25, 2022

More than half a century ago, Milton Friedman declared: What does it mean to say that the corporate executive has a “social responsibility” in his...

Thinking Back: More Guns Less Crime!

Richard C. Young - March 15, 2018

Originally posted January 18, 2013. You can do your part in safeguarding our children by alerting your representatives in Washington, your governor, and your local...

Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell’s Golden Rule on Spending Captures America

Richard C. Young - May 31, 2017

UPDATE 5/31/2017: This is now more vital than ever. The Trump budget meets the Golden Rule guidelines, but what will Congress do with that...

The Least Credible Populist in History vs. Milton Friedman

Debbie Young - June 15, 2015

The Least Credible Populist in History vs. Milton Friedman On Roosevelt Island, NYC, Hillary Clinton kicked off her presidential campaign focusing on income inequality with...

Cheerfully Spreading the Founders’ Message

Debbie Young - June 2, 2015

On the heels of last week’s news that the economy actually shrank in the first quarter of 2015, more and more people are beginning...

Our Government is too Big, Way too Big

Richard C. Young - October 17, 2014

The Cato Institute's David Boaz looks at the Hewlett Packard split up and asks what HP shareholders know that the American bureaucrats apparently do not...

Top 10 Political Books #8: Free to Choose

The Editors - September 25, 2013

We're counting down the top 10 political books. These books should be required reading for all. Number 8: Free to Choose, Milton and Rose Friedman Amazon: The international...

Cato Institue Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty Winner: Mao Yushi

Richard C. Young - May 9, 2012

My congratulations to Chinese economist Mao Yushi, and the politically independent Cato Institute. Milton Friedman’s spirit lives. From the Cato Institute: The Cato Institute has announced...