The Illinois Policy Institute will honor Dr. Milton Friedman on July 30 as part of a national day of recognition for the Nobel Laureate, his work, theories, and contributions. The Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day is being celebrated in 43 states and in 5 countries.
The breakfast event is being sponsored by the Foundation for Educational Choice, the continuation of the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation. The event will feature O'Donavan Johnson and Carmen Hernandez of Freedom to Learn, a new organization dedicated to giving Illinois families better choices of schools for their children.
“We’re proud to join organizations across the country in celebrating the life and work of Milton Friedman, particularly in the arena of educational choice,” said Collin Hitt, Director of Education Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute. “Dr. Friedman’s groundbreaking work continues to inform the many efforts to improve educational choice and opportunity across the nation.”
Dr. Friedman, who passed away in November 2006, is regarded as one of the world’s most influential promoters of economic freedom. He argued that the voluntary choices of individuals, not the dictates of government, should be the default mode of human life. His revolutionary work in economic theory earned him the Nobel Prize in 1976.
“In an era of bailouts and greater government economic intervention, citizens should remember Dr. Friedman’s work for its emphasis on individual freedom,” said Robert Enlow, president and CEO of the Foundation for Educational Choice. “Our country is at a crossroads today. Do we go down the path of individual control, or do we adhere to the free-market principles, like those espoused by Dr. Friedman, that made our country what it is today: Great.”
“We’re delighted to have the Illinois Policy Institute join us in celebrating his legacy for freedom,” added Enlow.
Although he typically is recognized for his economic contributions, Dr. Friedman spent the last decade of his life fighting to bring educational freedom to all of America’s children. In 1996, he and his wife Rose founded the Foundation for Educational Choice to promote his vision for universal school choice—an idea he first proposed in 1955.
The Illinois Policy Institute event will be held Friday, July 30 from 8-9:15 a.m. at the 40th Floor Library at 190 South LaSalle in Chicago. For more information and to register, go here.
Dr. Friedman, who passed away in November 2006, is regarded as one of the world’s most influential promoters of economic freedom. He argued that the voluntary choices of individuals, not the dictates of government, should be the default mode of human life. His revolutionary work in economic theory earned him the Nobel Prize in 1976.
“In an era of bailouts and greater government economic intervention, citizens should remember Dr. Friedman’s work for its emphasis on individual freedom,” said Robert Enlow, president and CEO of the Foundation for Educational Choice. “Our country is at a crossroads today. Do we go down the path of individual control, or do we adhere to the free-market principles, like those espoused by Dr. Friedman, that made our country what it is today: Great.”
“We’re delighted to have the Illinois Policy Institute join us in celebrating his legacy for freedom,” added Enlow.
Although he typically is recognized for his economic contributions, Dr. Friedman spent the last decade of his life fighting to bring educational freedom to all of America’s children. In 1996, he and his wife Rose founded the Foundation for Educational Choice to promote his vision for universal school choice—an idea he first proposed in 1955.
The Illinois Policy Institute event will be held Friday, July 30 from 8-9:15 a.m. at the 40th Floor Library at 190 South LaSalle in Chicago. For more information and to register, go here.
