Milton Friedman

Time to End "Bernanke Panky?"

Kevin Phillips | Posted 06.02.2008 | Business


Kevin Phillips

Is Bernanke ready for a new round of 1932-style talk about abolishing the Fed or impeaching its leaders? Because at least three aspects of his Fed chairmanship have generated major controversy.

When Profit, Freedom, and Creativity Collide

John S. Johnson | Posted 05.20.2008 | Business


John S. Johnson

There are many powerful forces in our culture that aren't comfortable with real freedom. They believe in the "free market," but not in marketing freedom of thought. They love it as a slogan in a speech, but not when it is put into practice.

What Can Still Tank the Economy? The Bush Administration Hearing No Evil, Seeing No Evil

Jeff Madrick | Posted 05.07.2008 | Business


Jeff Madrick

The Barney Frank mortgage plan isn't perfect. But the Bush administration should be talking about improving the plan, not resorting to ideological nonsense about minimal government interference.

The End of the Age of Milton Friedman

Jeff Madrick | Posted 03.31.2008 | Business


Jeff Madrick

There is a direct line from Milton Friedman's ascendancy in the 1970s to the debacle on Wall Street today.

How Business Can Save The World

Boston Globe | Matthew Battles | Posted 02.18.2008 | Business


When Milton Friedman famously stated that "the social responsibility of business is to increase profits," he furnished ammunition to both free market ...

Is Bernanke Behind The Curve?

New York Times | ROGER LOWENSTEIN | Posted 01.17.2008 | Business


Ben Bernanke's first exposure to monetary policy was reading the works of Milton Friedman, the Nobel laureate. That was 30 years ago, when Bernanke wa...

Which Side Are You On?

Larry Abrams | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics


Larry Abrams

Getting rid of Bush will be good and great thing, but it doesn't make the case for Hillary Clinton. The problem with Hillary is that she doesn't really fit the political moment.

My Unrequited Love for the Business Press

Naomi Klein | Posted 10.25.2007 | Business


Naomi Klein

When I get worried about inadvertently fueling the disaster complex, I take comfort in the response my book has elicited from the world's leading business journalists.

Naomi Klein, Read Milton Friedman's Last Interview

Nathan Gardels | Posted 10.01.2007 | Politics


Nathan Gardels

Naomi Klein might be surprised by some of the things he told me in his last interview before he died at his apartment in San Francisco.


 

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