August 2, 2007 | By Nathaniel Ward

Remembering Milton Friedman

Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) joined Cato Institute President Ed Crane and Heritage Foundation President Ed Feulner yesterday in Heritage’s Lehrman Auditorium for a celebration of what would have been Milton Friedman’s 95th birthday.

Friedman, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, was one of the great thinkers of the 20th century, and his work helped guide the conservative movement.

“Milton Friedman was small in stature but a giant in the world of ideas,” Heritage President Ed Feulner said last year to mark his passing. “His passion and wisdom extended well beyond the field of economics and combined to make him one of the most compelling advocates of human freedom the world has known.”

Feulner explained that his “ideas have empowered millions of people to pursue their destiny, opening for them new economic and educational opportunities that have made them more productive and more prosperous.”

Nathaniel Ward is the Editor of MyHeritage.org—a website for members and supporters of The Heritage Foundation.