David Friedman
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- For the children's entertainer David Friedman whose family was involved with allegations of child abuse, see Capturing the Friedmans. For the exploitation filmmaker, see David F. Friedman.
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David D. Friedman (born 1945), is a libertarian writer who became a leading figure in Anarcho-capitalism with the publication of his book The Machinery of Freedom. He has also authored the books "Price Theory", "Law's Order" and "Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life". He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago. He is a professor of law at Santa Clara University. Earlier in his career he was a professor of economics.
David Friedman is the son of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. Also part of the family is sister Janet Friedman, economist mother Rose Friedman, and law professor uncle Aaron Director.
David is also a long time member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, where he is known as Cariadoc of the Bow.
He is also an associate editor for Liberty magazine.
External links
- David Friedman's personal website (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/)
- Usenet posts (via Google) (http://groups.google.com/groups?q=author:david+author:friedman&num=100&scoring=d)