We received the sad news this morning that economist, author, and philanthropist Rose Friedman died yesterday at the age of 98. The beloved wife of Nobel Prize– and Presidential Medal of Freedom–winning economist Milton Friedman was, in the words of President George W. Bush, the only person ever to have won an argument against her husband.

She was a whip-smart and unfailingly kind lady who lived a long, productive, and principled life. She will be missed.