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November 16, 2006

Milton Friedman, 1912-2006

Milton Friedman has died at the age of 94. Among those noting his passing and his accomplishments:

Radley Balko notes Friedman's efforts against America's futile drug war and bemoans the marked lack of Friedmans in the American government.

Jane Galt mourns a poorer world without Friedman.

Blake Hounshell and Ezra Klein note his passing, albeit not necessarily mourning the loss of his ideas.

The Corner links to an interview with Friedman from this summer.

Reason links to several interviews over the years.

The Economist notes his accomplishments and closes with one of Friedman's most important points: "The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom."

Update: Jane Galt notes a classification error with Ezra Klein's comments.

Update: Rogier van Bakel hits the nail on the head regarding how important it is to note that Friedman's philosophy was far more consistent than generally accepted in its defense of personal freedom.