Friedman and his crew, including George Stigler, were looking for ways to fight back against the Civil Rights Movement, Great Society efforts of LBJ and demands by marginalized people for equity and liberation. https://t.co/atgwJqzs7O
@KevinGutzman @jerry_jtaylor @MADiSciullo @PhilWMagness Let's not forget that Stigler wrote a piece in YAF's house rag that basically argued that Black people deserved discrimination and inequality. https://t.co/QgDenftMZz
@Econ_Marshall @cjane87 @RuleandRuin @TrevonDLogan @willwilkinson @jerry_jtaylor @cterbeek @Noahpinion @D_Kuehn Of course, Stigler's racism was also documented. Robert Leeson hinted at this in a chapter in The Eclipse of Keynesianism on how Stigler and Mil
RT @Undercoverhist: 5/Making of Friedman’s address covered by @james_forder (https://t.co/U43j4bRo37) and R. Leeson (https://t.co/CcnXpq0Bf…