Free to Choose

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Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocates for free market principles.
Power of the Market
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An overview of the free-market system shows its importance to personal freedom. With economist Milton Friedman.

Tyranny of Control
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Economist Milton Friedman and guests discuss the failures and successes of protectionism.

Anatomy of Crisis
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Economist Milton Friedman and guests discuss the inherent flaws of socialism and instances of its failure.

From Cradle to Grave
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Economist Milton Friedman uses U.S. public education to show that free choice leads to prosperity.

Created Equal
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Economist Milton Friedman tells how equality of opportunity preserves vital markets and personal freedom.

What's Wrong With Our Schools?
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Parental choice and parental responsibility in the education of children is the U.S. tradition and are consistent with a free society; the poor help pay for education for the future rich.

Who Protects the Worker?
S1 E8

Unions sometimes protect some workers, their members, but usually at the expense of other workers; the government protects its employees and special groups of workers at the expense of other workers. Both unions and the government restrict freedom.

How to Cure Inflation
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Inflation results when the amount of money printed or coined increases faster than the creation of new goods and services; money is a token of the wealth of a nation.