> It's strange to me that Friedman is viewed (at least by economists and "business" folk) as a paragon of logical reasoning and empiricism, all the while his vi

> It's strange to me that Friedman is viewed (at least by economists and "business" folk) as a paragon of logical reasoning and empiricism, all the while his views reek so strongly of ideology. In the U.K. at least his views, along with Hayek's, tend to be associated indelibly with Margaret Thatcher. If there's someone who is seen as a paragon of reason whilst being actually quite ideologically biased, it's Adam Smith.