Location: The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium
"Underlying most arguments against the free market…
…is a lack of belief in freedom itself."
Born on July 31, 1912, Milton Friedman
was one of the most influential economists of the 20th
Century. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1976, he
influenced economic policy throughout the world. His 1962
book Capitalism and Freedom remains one of the best defenses
of economic capitalism and positions he advocates in the text, such
as school vouchers and the flat tax, are being tested - and proved
successful - in many countries. In Free to Choose, a
ten- part television series broadcast on PBS, Friedman advocated
free markets in living rooms across the country. He passed
away in 2006 at the age of 94, but his legacy of advocating market
economic solutions, emboldened by his unwavering faith in freedom,
lives on.
Over the past quarter century, hundreds of millions of people
around the world have escaped from the darkness of dire
poverty. Economic reforms have unleashed the powerful forces
of competition and incentives, spurring innovation all over the
world and allowing for the betterment of life on Planet
Earth. The Ultimate Resource profiles the lives of
individuals around the globe who are applying their intelligence,
imagination, and spirit to advance the well-being of their families
and communities. Featuring James Tooley of the United
Kingdom's E.G. West Centre, Hernando de Soto of Peru's Institute
for Liberty and Democracy, and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner
Muhammad Yunis of Bangladesh's Grameen Bank.
More About the Speakers
INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME (6:00 p.m.)
Bridgett Wagner
Director,
Coalition Relations,
The Heritage Foundation
REMARKS
Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Member,
U.S. House of Representatives (Invited)
FILM PRESENTATION (6:30 p.m.)
The Ultimate Resource, a production of Free to
Choose Media, running time 57 minutes