Book · 2022 · Business & Economics
Capitalism and freedom
Fortieth Anniversary Edition
#217 of 15,753 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- mentions
- 26
- people
- 12
- podcasts
- 7
- episodes
- 17
- critical mentions
- 0
Let's take Capitalism and Freedom, which is a phenomenally readable and interesting book, even though it's 60 years old. Approximately. It's a great book still interesting, and Friedman lays out in that book Milton Friedman, a lot of the arguments for what at the time were unbelievably extreme positions.
What they say about it
- Mentions alongside Free to Choose“start with Free to Choose and then go to Capitalism and Freedom”4
- Praises readability and enduring value“phenomenally readable and interesting book”3
- Discusses reading the book“read Capitalism and Freedom”2
The best things said about it
Yeah, so Milton Friedman, you know, if you read Capitalism and Freedom, it's beautiful. It's one of my favorite books, and I actually think it's very similar to Rawls.
They would profit from Reading uh cism and freedom it's still a great book in my view.
But then i stumbled on a book called capitalism and freedom by milton friedman and i you know i didn't agree with a hundred percent of what he wrote.
Pierre Poilievre The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · May 2022 He writes that there are only three legitimate functions of government: to preserve law and order, to enforce private contracts, and to ensure that private markets work.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · Feb 2022 I don't think we'd have Milton the public intellectual without Rose and that is specifically putting together Capitalism and Freedom.
Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
12 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman is a foundational economic text arguing for the preeminence of competitive capitalism and limited government intervention as prerequisites for individual liberty. The book was praised and discussed on several economics and political podcasts. Russ Roberts recommended the work on EconTalk, emphasizing its enduring readability and noting that Friedman laid out surprisingly radical policy arguments that remain relevant decades after publication. Robert Chitester also recommended the book as a natural follow-up for readers exploring free-market principles. In political conversations, figures like Pierre Poilievre mentioned reading the book to help shape their personal philosophies on maximizing individual freedom. Furthermore, Jennifer Burns discussed the historical context of the text on the Lex Fridman Podcast, detailing how Rose Friedman compiled Milton's notes to assemble the manuscript and highlighting the book's central role in cementing free-market ideas within the broader American conservative movement. Across these appearances, speakers underscored the work's historical importance and its continued utility as a compelling defense of economic and personal autonomy against expansive state control.
Every mention
Russ Roberts they would profit from Reading uh cism and freedom it's still a great book in my view 5
Recommended
“they would profit from Reading uh cism and freedom it's still a great book in my view”
Recommended
“Let's take capitalism and freedom, which is a phenomenally readable and interesting book, even though it's 60 years old. Approximately. It's a great book still interesting, and Friedman lays out in that book Milton Friedman, a lot of the arguments for what at the time were unbelievably extreme positions.”
Discussed
“uh because the exchange rates were floating which was an idea put forward in capitalism and freedom”
Discussed
“Now we do that as well for every episode, but um I went back and I went read Capitalism and Freedom, and the first part of that interview is about Capitalism and Freedom.”
Discussed
“when I interviewed don't refer you've been in 2006 and we talked about his book capitalism freed and freedom which you talk about in in some detail in the book”
Robert Chitester But it might very well be that they start with Free to Choose and then go to Capitalism and Freedom. 2
Discussed
“he maintains to this day that Free to Choose is a better book than Capitalism and Freedom because it is more accessible.”
Recommended
“But it might very well be that they start with Free to Choose and then go to Capitalism and Freedom.”
Jennifer Burns Friedman and the importance of his books, 'Free to Choose,' 'Capitalism and Freedom,' the television series… 6
Discussed
“Friedman and the importance of his books, 'Free to Choose,' 'Capitalism and Freedom,' the television series he did, all of these were like core components...”
Discussed
“She supported the institute, to do "Free to Choose," and she really wrote "Capitalism and Freedom."”
Discussed
“And she really wrote 'Capitalism and Freedom.' She took all his random notes, and she put them together into a book.”
Discussed
“I don't think we'd have Milton the public intellectual without Rose and that is specifically putting together capitalism and freedom”
Discussed
“so you don't see capitalism and freedom you know falling off people's lips in the same way in England as it did in the United States”
Discussed
“so a lot of these actually come right out of capitalism and freedom and a lot of them have the same logic of prices”
David Mamet i think was probably capitalism and freedom but and i would start arguing because i was going nuts 2
Discussed
“and capitalism and freedom uh by milton friedman”
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“i think was probably capitalism and freedom but and i would start arguing because i was going nuts”
Lex Fridman so you mentioned milton friedman and you mentioned his book called capitalism and freedom 2
Discussed
“so you mentioned milton friedman and you mentioned his book called capitalism and freedom”
Discussed
“So, okay, you mentioned Milton Friedman and you mentioned his book called 'Capitalism and Freedom.' He writes that there are only three legitimate functions of government: to preserve law and order, to enforce private contracts, and to ensure that private markets work.”
Melissa Chen and on the other hand um you know I I think it's it's sort of throwing a wrench into Milton Freeman's um ca… 2
Discussed
“and on the other hand um you know I I think it's it's sort of throwing a wrench into Milton Freeman's um capitalism and freedom his theory about he said that economic freedom was a necessary precondition to political freedom and civil freedoms and that's not really happening right”
Discussed
“but on the other hand um you know I I think it's it's sort of throwing a wrench into Milton Freeman's um capitalism and freedom his theory about he said that economic freedom was a necessary precondition to political freedom and civil freedoms and that's not really happening right”
Pierre Poilievre and uh but I read a lot of books like you know Milton Freriedman capitalism and freedom 2
Discussed
“and uh but I read a lot of books like you know Milton Freriedman capitalism and freedom”
Discussed
“but then i stumbled on a book called capitalism and freedom by milton friedman and i you know i didn't agree with a hundred percent of what he wrote”
Emily Jashinsky You're not going to take Milton Friedman's What? Freedom and Capitalism? 1
Discussed
“You're not going to take Milton Friedman's What? Freedom and Capitalism?”
Glen Weyl Yeah, so Milton Friedman, you know, if you read Capitalism and Freedom, Uh, it's beautiful. It's one of my… 1
Discussed
“Yeah, so Milton Friedman, you know, if you read Capitalism and Freedom, Uh, it's beautiful. It's one of my favorite books, and I actually think it's very similar to Rawls.”
John Abramson Milton fredman the uh conservative Economist wrote in 1962 he wrote a book called uh capitalism and freedom… 1
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“Milton fredman the uh conservative Economist wrote in 1962 he wrote a book called uh capitalism and freedom and he said there's only three legitimate functions of government”
Michael Munger with Milton fredman who was working on capitalism and freedom and Leone was working on his major book what… 1
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“with Milton fredman who was working on capitalism and freedom and Leone was working on his major book what turned out to be really his only major book Freedom in the law which was published in 1961”
Tyler Cowen so if you want purely popular takes there's free to choose there's capitalism and freedom 1
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“so if you want purely popular takes there's free to choose there's capitalism and freedom”
