Milton Friedman Mops Up Some Mischievous Myths of History

by Don Boudreaux on October 23, 2013

in Great Depression, History, Myths and Fallacies, Video

In this 52-minute-long speech (from, I’m guessing, 1978 or 1979) at Utah State University, Milton Friedman disabuses his audience of some popular myths, including the myth of the robber barons and the myth that the Great Depression was caused by laissez-faire capitalism.