Dr. Edward Stringham, professor of capitalism and free enterprise studies at Fayetteville State University, discusses the importance of economic freedom. Stringham delivered these remarks July 30, 2010, during the Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day presentation. The John Locke Foundation and Foundation for Educational Choice hosted Stringham’s speech in honor of the late free-market economist Milton Friedman, who would have turned 98 on July 31. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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