![]() The individual had become my favorite unit of government. It inspired me to earn two economics degrees and dedicate myself to the cause of liberty. While I could not articulate why I was uneasy with the baskets of policy proposals each political party claimed to represent, I knew I was put off by many of their ideas.įortunately, while enjoying a college adventure in 1986, I was introduced to Friedman’s book. ![]() I will do so by discussing the Friedman book and documentary series (co-authored with his wife, Rose) titled “Free to Choose: A Personal Statement,” which changed my life.Īs a naïve teenager, I once thought that there were only two types of ideas: Democrat and Republican. It is now time for me to mark his birth, which occurred 100 years ago today in Brooklyn, New York. Almost six years ago, I marked the death of eminent economist Milton Friedman with a tribute published by The Detroit News early on Nov. 16, 2006. ![]()
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