Milton Friedman: Architect of Modern Economics

You aren't forced into the military today because of one five-foot-tall economist named

Milton Friedman. This guy was the ultimate rebel against government control and arguably the

most influential thinker of the 20th century. While everyone else was praising government

programs, Friedman proved that the Federal Reserve actually caused the Great

Depression by messing up the money supply, not the free market. He famously argued that inflation is

just a hidden tax and convinced President Nixon to end the draft because he believed conscription

was slavery. Whether you love capitalism or hate it, you are living in

the world Friedman designed.