November 2, 2011 · 1 min
William A. Niskanen, a Blunt Libertarian Economist, Dies at 78
William A. Niskanen, a Blunt Libertarian Economist, Dies at 78 - NYTimes.com.
“A common commitment to refrain from special favors,” he wrote in a memo at the time, “serves the same economic function as a common commitment to refrain from stealing.”