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Jennifer Burns

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The Century of Milton Friedman

An interview with Jennifer Burns on her authoritative new biography of the American economist and the personal and intellectual origins of his theories.

by Jennifer Burns, Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins via The Nation on February 5, 2024

Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative

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Milton Friedman, the Prizefighter

The economist’s lifelong pugilism wasn’t in spite of his success—it may have been the key to it.

by Krithika Varagur via The New Yorker on January 12, 2024

Political cartoon depicting busts of Ronald Reagan, Milton Friedman, and Alan Greenspan on a mantle with spider webs.

The End of Milton Friedman’s Reign

The Chicago school ruled supreme over economics—until recently.

by Patrick Iber via The New Republic on November 13, 2023

Alan Greenspan holding his right hand up to speak under oath, with an eagle seal on the wall behind him.

When Alan Met Ayn: "Atlas Shrugged" and Our Tanked Economy

We owe at least part of the 2008 financial crisis to Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism.

by Maria Bustillos via Popula on October 11, 2019

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