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Free To Choose® Network is a global media 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that brought you Milton Friedman’s original 1980 10-part television series, Free To Choose. It continues to use accessible and entertaining media to build popular support for capitalism as well as personal and political freedom.

12/01/2025

Milton Friedman cuts through the budget deficit debate with a crucial insight: Every federal budget is actually balanced - you're just paying for it in different ways. Whether through explicit taxes, inflation, or borrowing, the cost always lands on us. The real question isn't about deficits, it's about total government spending as a share of our income. Control that, and the rest takes care of itself.

Today marks five years since the passing of Walter Williams, one of the most influential economists and public intellect...
12/01/2025

Today marks five years since the passing of Walter Williams, one of the most influential economists and public intellectuals of his generation.

Dr. Williams built his career on an unwavering commitment to truth and intellectual honesty, even when his conclusions challenged conventional wisdom. From his groundbreaking work on labor markets and discrimination to his decades as a syndicated columnist, he made complex economic principles accessible to millions of Americans. His willingness to question popular narratives about race, poverty, and government intervention made him controversial, but never deterred him from pursuing what he believed to be right.

Whether in the classroom at George Mason University or on airwaves and the pages of newspapers nationwide, Dr. Williams combined rigorous economic analysis with clarity and conviction. His legacy lives on in the countless students he mentored, the readers he educated, and the ongoing debates his work continues to spark.

We're grateful for his contributions to economic thought and the cause of human freedom.

11/29/2025

Ideas are cheap. Durable ideas are rare.

Friedman understood the difference. He didn't worry much about winning arguments with his contemporaries. He cared whether his work would still be useful decades later, still solving problems, still worth teaching to people who'd never heard his name.

Time is brutal to most scholarship. The debates fade, the controversies lose their heat, and what looked brilliant in the moment gets quietly retired from the textbooks. But some ideas keep working. They become part of how we think, so embedded we forget they weren't always obvious.

That's the standard Friedman set for himself. Not applause today, but utility tomorrow.

What do you think makes an idea last that long?

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at Free To Choose Network!
11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at Free To Choose Network!

World War II gets a lot of credit for ending the Great Depression. It's probably what you were taught in school. And on ...
11/26/2025

World War II gets a lot of credit for ending the Great Depression. It's probably what you were taught in school. And on the surface, it's almost understandable. Unemployment plummeted. GDP rose.

But there's a big difference between genuinely creating wealth and just breaking windows.

In the newest installment of our capitalism blog series, we sort out fact from economic fiction regarding the actual remedies for and end to the Great Depression.
https://blog.freetochoosenetwork.org/2025/11/did-government-intervention-and-a-world-war-end-the-great-depression/

As we approach Thanksgiving, it's worth remembering how the Plymouth Colony nearly failed before it ever had a chance to...
11/25/2025

As we approach Thanksgiving, it's worth remembering how the Plymouth Colony nearly failed before it ever had a chance to celebrate that first harvest.

Governor William Bradford wrote that when the Pilgrims held all property in common, the communal system "bred much confusion and discontent" and nearly starved them all.

After three years of failure, they assigned each family its own plot of land to work and keep whatever it produced. Bradford recorded that this "had very good success, for it made all hands very industrious." The colony began to prosper.

The lesson the Pilgrims learned through near starvation remains relevant today: people work harder and more creatively when they can benefit directly from their own effort.

11/24/2025

"The way you solve things is by making it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right things." Milton Friedman on the great misconception in politics. Stop waiting for the right politicians to get elected. Congress members are competing for votes—they'll support whatever is politically advantageous. Want better policy? Change the incentives, not the people.

11/22/2025

The best teachers don't just transfer knowledge—they transform how you think. They push you to question your assumptions, challenge your conclusions, and consider possibilities you hadn't imagined.

What made Milton Friedman's classroom different wasn't just his expertise in economics, but his refusal to let students settle for easy answers.

This kind of intellectual rigor creates something powerful: economists scattered across the country, decades later, still trying to prove his ideas right or wrong. That's not just teaching—that's launching a movement of minds.

With so many entrepreneurs making headlines for themselves and prioritizing "thought leadership," it's easy for first-ti...
11/21/2025

With so many entrepreneurs making headlines for themselves and prioritizing "thought leadership," it's easy for first-time founders to think that they are the most important part of the business.

Steven Bartlett—an entrepreneur, investor, and podcaster himself—disagrees.

No matter how brilliant you are, no matter how innovative your offerings, and no matter how smart your strategies, if you aren't attracting and retaining the right kind of talent around you, you're not going to make it for long.

Read our latest Featured Finds blog for more on this tough-love insight. https://blog.freetochoosenetwork.org/2025/11/steven-bartlett-on-the-real-game-entrepreneurs-play/

11/20/2025

America spends more on defense than the next ten countries combined, but what does that massive investment actually buy us? Our latest documentary examines the real-world trade-offs behind military spending decisions—not through partisan talking points, but through the human stories of those who live with the consequences.

The True Cost of Defense is now showing on PBS,the PBS Video App, and YouTube. Discover why understanding these costs matters for every American, regardless of where you stand on defense policy. https://www.freetochoosenetwork.org/programs/true_cost_of_defense/

Today’s podcast is titled “Has Affirmative Action Outlived Its Usefulness?”Recorded in 1995, Dennis McCuistion, former C...
11/20/2025

Today’s podcast is titled “Has Affirmative Action Outlived Its Usefulness?”

Recorded in 1995, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, nationally syndicated columnist and professor of economics Walter Williams, president of the University of Texas at Dallas and former president of Howard University Dr. Franklyn Jenifer, plus other guests, discuss whether affirmative action has outlived its usefulness and what should replace it.

Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates for the Free To Choose Media Podcast. https://blog.freetochoosenetwork.org/podcast/has-affirmative-action-outlived-its-usefulness-podcast/

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