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Friday, November 17, 2006 12:00 AM

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 08:31 AM

    go read this article...

    If anyone wants a less fawning, less wishy washy, portrayal of where this scumbag's ideology leads, go read this article on counterpunch about friedman and chile -

    http://www.counterpunch.org/grandin11172006.html

    —darren

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