Hating Milton Friedman.

• Author: Coyne, Dave
• Position: Letters - Letter to the editor

I enjoyed Damon W. Root's short article about the anti-Friedman movement ("Hating Milton Friedman," May). Isn't it strange that the only ones who seem to remember Friedman are the ones who misunderstand him? The most influential economist of the last 30 years, who is famous for explaining what caused the (first) Great Depression, is today virtually ignored as we enter the Second Great Depression. Is it just me, or is this nuts?

Dave Coyne

Goshen, IN

It was painful and sad to see the abuse of Milton Friedman's image and his life accomplishments through the stickers being plastered all over D.C. Perhaps someone could make available accurate stickers that D.C. residents could post adjacent to any "Proud Father of Global Misery" decals they come across? I am envisioning an arrow labeled "False" pointing to the lying sticker, with an adapted quote from...