![]() ![]() Rush Limbaugh tells his listeners that “Milton Friedman should be the Bible for young people, or anybody, trying to understand capitalism and free markets.” Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, celebrates Hayek and Friedman in his book, while Ben Shapiro holds up Friedman as a conservative icon in National Review.īut what then are the liberty and freedom that conservatives celebrate? And does capitalism advance or restrain them?įreedom is regarded so highly because in a way it contains all the pleasures of life - it’s the ability to do what you want, within the limits of material conditions and a human lifespan. Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom and Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom are still featured on Breitbart’s online bookstore. For all the changes of the last fifty years, the conservative classics have held their place surprisingly well. ![]()
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