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A man who hated government

Conservative economic guru and liberal nemesis Milton Friedman hated intervention of any sort, whether in the market or in recreational drug use.
By Brad DeLong

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  • Saturday, November 18, 2006 03:34 PM

    Ideologue not intellectual

    I heard an interview with Friedman some years back and struck me as a very angry and bitter person. While I don't dispute his intellectual prowess, everything I have read (include the interview) suggests to me that the man was a bully.

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