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...Free-Market Man Ben Stein wrote an over-the-top, utterly misguided eulogy for economist Milton Friedman [Nov. 27]. Friedman thought that freedom comes primarily from laissez-faire capitalism, meaning government should leave business alone. This concept was useful at the time of the American Revolution but is anachronistic now. Even Adam Smith said that when men of the same trade meet, they conspire against the public. Friedman's thinking provides a rationalization for government to turn business loose to monopolize the market, exploit the consumer and pollute the environment. Harry L. Cook Ashland, Oregon...
...democracy advocate, Fanah opposes the principle of an unelected government curbing his freedom. But he concedes that the Courts restored a semblance of normality to a people who had almost forgotten the experience of being able to move freely around their city. "I used to dream to be here," he says as we pass the Maba al Mukarama, another old Italianate colonnade. "It was one of those famous places. But then it became only a place for killers, and for 14 years I could not visit." Though they lived in a port city a mere 15 minutes walk from...
...first, I didn't want to believe it. My father is an ex-Marine captain. At home I learned the Marine Corps Hymn before "Jingle Bells." In particular, I remembered the lyrics: "First to fight for right and freedom, And to keep our honor clean." In Afghanistan, I went out on patrol in the desert hills looking for Taliban with Marines; they were a solid bunch of guys, as steely, brave and as irreverently funny as my dad had led me to believe...
...title of your article on the aspirations of Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney--"Can a Mormon Be President?" [Dec. 4]--is a telling indictment of our current political culture. Our nation's Founding Fathers drew up a Constitution that guarantees freedom of religion. It made us the envy of the world, and it is one of the reasons we have become a great nation. And yet centuries later, we are still mired in the mistaken idea that a person's spiritual beliefs have anything to do with whether he or she is a good American. We should judge our leaders...
...Stein wrote an over-the-top, utterly misguided eulogy for economist Milton Friedman [Nov. 27]. Friedman thought that freedom comes primarily from laissez-faire capitalism, meaning government should leave business alone. This concept was useful at the time of the American Revolution but is surely anachronistic now. Even Adam Smith said that when men of the same trade meet they conspire against the public. Friedman's thinking provides a rationalization for government to turn business loose and empower it to monopolize the market, exploit the consumer and pollute the environment. HARRY L. COOK Ashland...