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Mao Yushi Wins Cato’s Friedman Prize

Today the Cato Institute has announced that Mao Yushi, one of China’s most outspoken and influential activists for individual rights and free markets, has been named the 2012 winner of the Cato Institute’s Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty. Mao, an … Continue reading

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“What Milton Means to Me” Video Contest with Free To Choose Network

As part of Milton Friedman’s Century, Free To Choose Network has kicked off the “What Milton Means to Me” video contest! The contest is open to all ages and offers a chance for you to tell the world what, exactly, … Continue reading

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Host A FREE Screening of “Free or Equal” on Your Campus

Free or Equal is a documentary hosted by Johan Norberg and created by the Free To Choose Network. Travel with Norberg around the globe on an intellectual journey — one taken by Milton Friedman thirty years ago. How much has changed? Are … Continue reading

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First Annual SFL Straw Poll Results

Ron Paul won big in the straw poll at the Fifth Annual International Students For Liberty Conference two weeks ago, where he won virtually every category in which his name was presented. This includes the overall straw poll where he … Continue reading

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Why a College Education Enslaves Students and Creates More Useless Jobs

As businesses grow in the market, they achieve economies of scale. This means that as the demand for products produced by a certain enterprise rises, the product becomes more efficient, and therefore more goods are produced for more consumers at … Continue reading

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Greed, For Lack of a Better Word, is Bad

Language is a tricky thing. Words can mean different things in different contexts and to different people. Philosophic ideals can change the way people use words. For example, “selfishness” can be a virtue to an egoist, but a vice to … Continue reading

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Young Man, You Owe Milton Friedman a Thank You

In honor of Milton Friedman and his contributions to liberty, which are being celebrated across the country this weekend as a part of Friedman Day on July 31st, a day that would have been his 99th birthday. Every young man living … Continue reading

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Liya Palagashvili Wins Transform the Americas Contest

Special congratulations goes out to SFL Exec Board member, Liya Palagashvili, who was awarded first place in the Transform Americas essay contest.  The contest honored Milton Friedman’s birthday and recognized and encouraged scholarship on Chile’s economic reforms as an example … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Milton Friedman

Tomorrow, July 31st would have been Milton Friedman’s 98th birthday.  Perhaps the 20th Century’s most effective defender of liberty, his list of accomplishments for freedom are longer than I could possibly list here.  From refuting the Keynesian interpretation of the … Continue reading

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Milton Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day

July 31, 2009 would have been Milton Friedman’s 97th birthday. To honor his vision and the impact he has had on our society, The Friedman Foundation has collaborated with policy groups from around the world to hold events in his … Continue reading

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