The Latest Breaking News from Milton Friedman

Reagan racialized poverty like no other

"Though Trumpism is ten times more terrifying than Reaganism, they share the same DNA"

Salon · Jul 8, 2024

Stiglitz's The Road to Freedom Under Scrutiny

Joseph Stiglitz thinks redistribution and regulation are the road to freedom—he’s wrong.

Reason · Jun 9, 2024

The Road to Freedom by Joseph E Stiglitz review – a vision of progressive capitalism seems too little, too late

The Nobel-winning US economist’s championing of government intervention to nullify neoliberal excesses is ardently expressed but unconvincing

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024

Doug Ducey on Budget Cuts, School Choice, and Arizona's Weird Politics

"Governors don't get to print money," the former Arizona governor tells Reason.

Reason · Feb 24, 2024

Elizabeth Warren's Terrible Model for Tech Regulation

Bad ideas never seem to truly die in Washington.

Reason · Jan 9, 2024

Jennifer Burns: Why Milton Friedman Matters More Than Ever

The biographer of the Nobel laureate says he made us "free to choose" in areas far beyond economics.

Reason · Dec 20, 2023

Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman's Legacy

Was Milton Friedman the most important libertarian of them all?

Reason · Dec 20, 2023

The Californication of the country’s housing market

Record homelessness, sky-high rents, and homes affordable only to millionaires: A case study in how local control and a shifting national economy created today’s perverse housing market.

Fortune · Dec 16, 2023

Yes, Heavy Regulation Hurts the Economy. Just Look at France.

We're often told European countries are better off thanks to big-government policies. So why is the U.S. beating France in many important ways?

Reason · Nov 30, 2023

The Best of Reason: Milton Friedman Was No Conservative

A new Friedman biography ably explores the economist's ideas but sidesteps the libertarian movement he was central to.

Reason · Nov 21, 2023