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In the wake of Chile’s 8.8 earthquake, Bret Stephens writes in the Wall Street Journal about how “Milton Friedman gave Chileans the intellectual wherewithal first to survive the quake, and now to build their lives anew.”

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Art Carden, Rhodes College Professor of Economics, just published an excellent article in the Journal of Lutheran Ethics on Naomi Klein’s book, The Shock Doctrine. We’re not sure why it’s in JLE, but it really is an interesting… [Read the rest]

At the The Fronhausen Review, there is an excellent post on the Friedman Institute controversy. The post features a report and commentary on a round table between the institute’s committee and its detractors. There is interesting… [Read the rest]

In David Boaz’s new article this week in The Guardian, he argues that the reality of government behavior under crisis is miles from Klein’s claim.  The new administration is using the current economic “shock” to increase… [Read the rest]

A friend just tipped me off to another article by scholar Johan Norbgerg in which he trounces her many inaccuracies about Milton Friedman and the Chicago School.  In this highly readable article, he picks of her major claims… [Read the rest]

Naomi Klein’s ability to shamelessly spin lies without scorn from the journalistic community is astounding. Despite excellent treatises on her fact-checking and logical ineptitude (here, here, here, here, and here,… [Read the rest]

Lars Hansen, economics professor at the University of Chicago, posted a statement (PDF) on his website about the Friedman Institute.  The statement gives an excellent explanation of MFI’s goals and motivations.

Goals of MFI:

The Milton Friedman Institute

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We here at FriedmanFacts.com missed this post from University of Chicago Economics professor Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics:

The Friedman Institute will increase the scale at which Chicago economics will operate, giving us a better chance

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Today I received the new Social Sciences Fall/Winter alumni newsletter, Dialogo.  The front-page article discusses two new institutes in the division this year, one being the Milton Friedman Institute for Research in Economics.   From the article:

The Institute

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Is the current economic crisis part of Milton Friedman’s legacy?  Yes, according to Senator Bernard Sanders who will argue the case tonight at the University of Chicago.  Sanders, a self-described socialist who, according to Howard Dean,… [Read the rest]