Posted by
S'marty on Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:59:27 PM
I hope you aren't too busy right now. If not, perhaps you'd like to go make a cup of tea or coffee, or grab a glass of beer or wine, and take a few minutes to watch a most intriguing video. Try to overlook the cheesy musical overtones during the introduction sequence - this film is quite dated, and was made on a shoestring budget, I'm sure, by PBS.
When you go to the link I have provided (it's google video, not some phishing porno site!), the first video on the list ("Milton Friedman - Greed") is a very short one: just 2 minutes, but it's packed with a lot of power: Milton Friedman shuts Phil Donahue's mouth (miraculous!). Watch this short one first, then go to the next one down, titled "Milton Friedman on limited government."
I assume the Donahue clip was filmed in the 80s sometime. The next video is in black and white, and judging by the interviewer's hairstyle, it was filmed in the 70s. It's longer - about 28 minutes, but I hope, like me, you'll find Mr. Friedman's reasoned responses fascinating.
I find it ironic that Mr. Friedman is a graduate of some of the same schools as Obama, and yet, their philosophies could not be more diverse.