Q: How many economists from the Chicago School of free-market economics does it take to change a lightbulb? A: None. If the lightbulb needed changing, the free market would have changed it already.

SAN FRANCISCO — Milton Friedman, a Nobel Prize-winning economist who championed individual freedom, influenced the economic policies of three presidents and befriended world leaders, died Thursday. He ...

Today marks the 113th birthday of economist Milton Friedman, one of history’s most consequential free-market advocates. Reflecting on the work of Friedman this year reminds us how much more sound and ...

Why couldn’t Donald Trump ignore his campaign promises like a normal president? A painful economy is growing only more painful because Trump has it in his head for years that tariffs are a good idea.

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-lead Elon Musk is pointing to famed economist Milton Friedman's take on which federal agencies should be scrapped.

President Donald Trump's trade tariffs have put the internet in a frenzy — and people are turning to Milton Friedman, Dave Chappelle, and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" to highlight what's going on. Trump ...

Yesterday there was a story floating around, from Details of all places, about how Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal, has donated $1.25 million to the Seasteading Institute. It’s an organization led by a ...