The latest dead-tree version of National Review features a blurb about the furor surrounding a proposed Milton Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago. You’ll remember that George Leef explained the hubbub here.
Here’s NR‘s response:
First, Friedman was one of the best things that ever happened to the University of Chicago. Second, he was one of the best things that ever happened to people, especially the poor. As our colleague Roger Kimball said, it would be nice if Friedman’s foes had to live under socialism, while the rest of us enjoyed “the fruits of an economic system that actually works.” Obviously, we hope that Chicago goes through with the Friedman Institute: honoring itself, while honoring one of the great thinkers and doers of our time.
Speaking of honoring Friedman, remember that the John Locke Foundation will mark his birthday one week from today with a special Shaftesbury Society luncheon presentation.
