J.K. Galbraith Dies

04/30/2006 Mises Wire William L. Anderson

I’m working on an obit now of John Kenneth Galbraith, who has died at the age of 97.. I’ll be respectful, but truthful. After all, he did oppose the war in Vietnam. However, he did believe communism to be the superior organization of society.

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