Art Diamond

Arthur M. Diamond, Jr. earned philosophy and economics graduate degrees at the Univ. of Chicago. He is Prof. Emeritus of Econ. at the Univ. of Nebraska Omaha.

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

My op-ed celebrating Milton Friedman's intellectual courage in the defense of liberty is on the Wall Street Journal web site and will appear in the paper on Weds., Oct. 14, 2026, the 50th anniversary, to the day, of the announcing of his Nobel Prize in economics:
Milton Friedman’s Courageous Candor by Arthur M. Diamond https://t.co/XcnZ7OYmt9 via @WSJopinion

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

This morning I was shocked to be impressed by a replay of a June 3 report on ABC's Good Morning America, celebrating entrepreneurial perseverance and optimism:
On board the 1st electric plane https://t.co/fxspJ7YwyB via @GMA

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

We make too little use of our vast unarticulated knowledge, both in science and practice. Progress would be faster if we freed innovative entrepreneurs and medical researchers from the regulations that keep them from acting on their pattern-based intuitions. I briefly make the case in an article on the Ideas and Arts (iai) web platform. (In a week it goes behind a paywall, but will continue to be free on my blog, https://t.co/pLSJsq9YG0.)
https://t.co/WyWWLN49gX

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Unless there is significant government reform, laws & regulations will keep getting worse every year until every great endeavor, from high-speed rail between our cities to making life multiplanetary, is effectively illegal.

Trump supports a government efficiency commission to allow great things to be done, Kamala does not.

We will never reach Mars if Kamala wins.

[Sanjeev Sabhlok @sabhlok]

Hooper's recommendation a few days ago in WSJ is precisely what Milton Friedman had stated in 1999 (https://t.co/puPxFduaC5)

Although even with safety, we need to be cautious about taking the regulatory (pre-approval) route. It might be better to rely on criminal and tort law, instead of trusting the Nirvana state (regulators) to block unsafe drugs.

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

https://t.co/ntEJlkyA04 Attia gives a clear summary of the state of knowledge about the promising supplement rapamycin.

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

Dr. Peter Attia has taken rapamycin, a drug typically prescribed to transplant recipients, because he believes it shows promise for extending life. But the fact that it has not yet been proven to extend life in humans makes it controversial.

Will it actually extend your life? “I truthfully say I do not know,” Attia says. https://t.co/K8n1Z2Bm5k

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

Nick Gillespie says my Openness to Creative Destruction book is "fantastic" about 46 minutes into the podcast about how to defend the innovations of capitalism (what I call "innovative dynamism"). https://t.co/GFeNp2KyV6 via @reason

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

Early Data on the Deregulatory Push in Washington https://t.co/beta7QNkGX

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

The Review of Austrian Economics published my review of Dalton and Logan's Creative Destruction book on Sept. 17. It can be viewed, but not printed or saved, at: https://t.co/wA0C9eEpI1

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

Our daughter Jenny moves her Omaha family medicine practice to the Methodist health system on Tues., September 30:
Jennifer Diamond, DO – Family Medicine https://t.co/JUqavgsPDV via @YouTube

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

One Man’s Poison Is Another Man’s Cure https://t.co/ofiNZv9wH0

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

I agree with David Henderson's thoughtful and courageous Substack piece: 'Give Trump Credit When It’s Due" https://t.co/es6UDHlnBS

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

The NYT says the Trump administration is on a "quest to dismantle much of the federal government" (4/17, p. A1). The public can help by using their deregulation "suggestion box" (p. A17). I plan to fill out the form to request a return of the freedom to purchase an incandescent bulb. What freedom do you want back? Tell the feds at: https://t.co/SlJmjEPFBV

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

The most important point of my op-ed is that the fairness of the voting process depends on honest citizens volunteering to work at the polls.

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

My op-ed is in the print WSJ on Thurs., Oct. 31: A Draft Avoider Finally Works the Polls by Arthur M. Diamond https://t.co/fAqSuVuyzO via @WSJopinion

[Art Diamond @amdiamond]

A few days ago, the United Nations posted the second part of their podcast episode with me related to my Openness to Creative Destruction book. Part 2 is entitled "Innovation Matters: Innovative Dynamism." https://t.co/yp0wPB25zr

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Haters will say this is AI 🕺🕺