Milton Friedman lui-même, le père du monétarisme, a répudié en 2003 son ancienne doctrine politique. « Cibler l’action sur la quantité de monnaie n’a pas été un succès […]. Je ne suis pas sûr qu’aujourd’hui je préconiserais cette politique avec autant d’acharnement que je l’ai fait autrefois », a-t-il déclaré au Financial Times. α

Hold on to your hats and prepare to be amazed: Milton Friedman has changed his mind. “The use of quantity of money as a target has not been a success,” concedes the grand old man of conservative economics. “I’m not sure I would as of today push it as hard as I once did.” Granted, this is hardly a conversion of Damascene significance. But, heck, it’s a start. It also shows that, at the age of 91, Friedman still has his critical faculties intact. The man once described as “the most consequential public intellectual of the post-war era” is still engaged - and engaging. β

           

            

       

   

       

           

       

It has somewhat higher amounts of commonly deficient minerals, such as potassium, magnesium, and selenium. One typical ejaculation contains 150 mg of protein, 11 mg of carbohydrates, 6 mg fat, 3 mg cholesterol, 7% US RDA potassium and 3% US RDA copper and zinc. When metabolized, protein yields 4 kcal/g, carbohydrate also yields 4 kcal/g, and fat yields 9 kcal/g. Hence the food energy in the typical ejaculation is 0.7 kcal (2.9 kJ). ❡