Milton Friedman’s Enduring Legacy

Milton Friedman’s Enduring Legacy

The author Dave Breese wrote a book published in 1990 entitled Seven Men Who Rule the World from the Grave. In the book, Reese explains the impact that ideas can have for generations—long after their original proponent has physically passed away. Men such as Karl Marx, Charles Darwin and John Maynard Keynes continue to influence world governments, science and international economics.

In his book, Breese focuses on the negative impact these men had on society as a result of their twisted worldviews. But just as Marx, Darwin and Keynes left a troubled legacy to the world there have been equally influential...