December 14, 2006 2:06PM 

# Jack Wenders, RIP 

By [Andrew J. Coulson](https://www.cato.org/people/andrew-coulson) 

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Jack Wenders, professor emeritus of economics at the University of Idaho, [passed away](http://www.lmtribune.com/obituaries/obit.php?ObitID=1008) at the end of November. Jack was a tireless champion of reason and liberty, and was very well known in Idaho for pointing out the shortcomings of the state’s bureaucratic, monopolistic school system, and how they could be overcome through parental choice and market incentives. I met Jack at a conference back in 2004 and was impressed not only by his knowledge but by his passion for the work. He will be missed by everyone at Cato who knew him.

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