Free to Choose

From Singapore Economist:

Milton Friedman t.v. series available on-line, by singapore economist: Andrew Chamberlain of the The Idea Shop points out that legendary economist Milton Friedman's television show "Free to Choose" is now available on-line for free...

Original 1980 Series (10 Volumes):
Volume 1: Power of the Market
Volume 2: The Tyranny of Control
Volume 3: Anatomy of a Crisis
Volume 4: From Cradle to Grave
Volume 5: Created Equal
Volume 6: What’s Wrong With Our Schools?
Volume 7: Who Protects the Consumer?
Volume 8: Who Protects the Worker?
Volume 9: How to Cure Inflation
Volume 10: How to Stay Free

Updated 1990 Series (5 Volumes):
Introduction by Arnold Swarzenegger
Volume 1: The Power of the Market
Volume 2: The Tyranny of Control
Volume 3: The Failure of Socialism
Volume 4: What’s Wrong With Our Schools?
Volume 5: Created Equal

Comments

[Dan]

I remember watching these while working for the government in Washington. In one episode there is footage of row after row of mansions in the suburbs, which Friedman claims house government employees, getting rich off the taxpayers. Of course, the mansions shown undoubtedly belonged to the lobbyists and lawyers pushing Congress to pass regulations favorable to their established corporate clients and unfavorable to new entrants. Every government worker I knew lived in much more modest accomodations. And by the way, my fellow economists were actually working for deregulation, so we agreed with his economic analysis of some of these issues. Demonizing government employees was unnecessary, but this sort of thing continues to this day.

[Bruce Webb]

"Introduction by Arnold Swarzenegger"

My God the jokes write themselves. Yes I understand that Arnold has made a large amount of money investing in real estate. But then again his initial financial stake lends a whole new meaning to "self-made man".