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Volume 10: How to Stay Free
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Item Title Volume 10: How to Stay Free
Collection TitleCollected Works of Milton Friedman Project records
Host Friedman, Milton (1912-2006)
Date Created1980
Language(s)
English
FormatMoving Image
Record Number2016c21.1543
Notes"Democracies have only recently been considered desirable. Historically, it was feared that democracies always self destruct when citizens, forgetting that you cannot remove want and misery through legislation, insist on government actions that physically and morally bankrupt their nation. Friedman explains why the United States has so far avoided this outcome and how we can continue to do so. This program includes an interview of Dr. Friedman by Lawrence E. Spivak." Free to Choose was a ten-part television series developed by Milton and Rose Friedman. It aired on PBS beginning in January 1980 and in the same year was developed into a book, Free to Choose: A Personal Statement. The series argues that free market principles are best for society as a whole, whether in commerce, trade, or education. Friedman accepts capitalism as the best political system available, as it offers the highest degree of individual freedom. The first half of each episode follows Milton Friedman as he discusses free market issues in locations around the world; the second half is devoted to debates between Friedman and other scholars and experts. In 1990, the series was rebroadcast with host Linda Chavez moderating the episodes. In this reboot, Milton Friedman debated a single opponent rather than holding a group discussion.
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8g73kdt/
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