Dining With Milton Friedman

When we suggested on Monday that Mark Skousen was the closest thing we have to Milton Friedman on Monday, it was more of a comment about proximity. [The Wiggin Sessions]( November 09, 2022 [WEBSITE]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Dining With Milton Friedman “There’s no such thing as free lunch.” — Milton Friedman [Addison Wiggin]( Addison Wiggin Dear Reader, When we suggested on Monday that Mark Skousen was the closest thing we have to Milton Friedman on Monday, it was more of a comment about proximity. Mark wrote back to us with a couple pictures. [WIG]( Mark, on the left, with Milton Friedman and his wife and fellow economist, Rose Friedman.(Source: markskousen.com) Here he is, too, with Milton at dinner just before the great “monetarist” died on November 16, 2006 in San Francisco. Mark believes he may have been the last person to have dinner with Milton, at least out on the town. [James Altucher] Today’s missive is a little self-serving, so bear with me if you will. Milton sponsored Mark to a couple of meetings with the Mont Pelerin Society. The Mont Pellerin society is so named because when the economist Frederich von Hayek assembled the first one to promote free markets at the close of World War II. They held it in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland. To join the club, so to speak, you have to be sponsored twice. Mark was sponsored by Milton Friedman twice in the 1980s and has been a member since. [The good doctor Skousen said during our Wiggin Session]( he’d be willing to sponsor me for the next two. The next meeting is in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. (Ahem). The one after that is in New Delhi, India. Granted, I’m not much of a joiner. But an august group of economists such as these guys who believe in free markets and limited government, well, that is a group I’d be willing to join. Like I said, self-serving. But that’s not a bilious motive in my book. Follow your bliss, [Addison Wiggin] Addison Wiggin Founder, The Wiggin Sessions P.S. Tomorrow we’ll introduce FreedomFest, an annual festival where “free minds meet to celebrate great books, great ideas, and great thinkers in an open-minded environment,” hosted by Dr Mark Skousen himself. Not to toot our own horn, but we’ve been featured twice in the Atlas Film Festival at FreedomFest 2008 and 2011. Plus, we’ll introduce you to an exclusive new project we have in the works. Stay tuned. Sponsored by Stansberry Research [Will This Be the Worst U.S. Crisis Ever?]( Wealthy 73-year-old U.S. entrepreneur retreats to one of his three European properties to issue a serious warning (and 4 recommendations) for Americans. "It falls on someone like me to warn you clearly. I'm too rich to care about money—and too old to care what anyone thinks." [Click here for details...]( Ed note: Got something to say? Send your feedback to The Wiggin Sessions [here.](mailto:WigginSessions@5minforecast.com) LISTEN ON [The Wiggin Sessions]( The Wiggin Sessions is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We do not rent or share your email address. By submitting your email address, you consent to Consilience, LLC. delivering daily email issues and advertisements. To end your The Wiggin Sessions e-mail subscription and associated external offers sent from The Wiggin Sessions, feel free to [click here.]( Please read our [Privacy Statement.]( For any further comments or concerns please email us at support@5minforecast.com. If you are having trouble receiving your The Wiggin Sessions subscription, you can ensure its arrival in your mailbox by [whitelisting The Wiggin Sessions.]( © 2022 Consilience, LLC. 808 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore MD 21202. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security they personally recommend to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of a printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.