How ‘I, Pencil’ Changed My Life
December 29, 2018 – Tricia Beck-Peter …… My journey from central-planning statist to market-loving freedom-fighter, and how an essay titled “I, Pencil” was involved. Continue reading →
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Doesn’t Understand What Capitalists Do
December 27, 2018 – Antón Chamberlin …… It may seem to many that the capitalist provides no benefit to the market, but without Earnhardt Jr. taking on the function of the entrepreneur, there would be no car to drive, no strategy to call, no wrench to turn. Continue reading →
The Many Ways Governments Create Monopolies
December 15, 2018 – Mike Holly …… Most major sectors in the US economy have been distorted by government policies pushing monopolies and limiting competition. (Ditto for Canada). Continue reading →
This Single Mom Was Told to Raise $10k for a Heart Transplant and People Are Outraged. They Shouldn’t Be.
December 12, 2018 – Jon Miltimore …… Using the market to fund your operation is not a failure of capitalism, but an example of its success. Continue reading →
Henry Hazlitt on Liberty: 21 Choice Quotes
December 9, 2018 – Gary Galles …… At a time when real commitment to liberty is scarce, we need to remember his wisdom. Continue reading →
Workers and Capitalists Are Not Enemies, and Venezuela’s Tragedy Proves It
November 21, 2018 – Dan Mitchell …… The economic pie grows when markets are allowed to function. Continue reading →
Capitalism: Understanding Its Secret
November 14, 2018 – John Waterman …… The socialists of today, who would have you believe that competition under capitalism is merely another exploitative form of anarchy, do not appreciate the actual situation. Continue reading →
Extreme Poverty Rates Plummet Under Capitalism
August 9, 2018 – Robert Murphy …… Do you think extreme poverty rates rise under capitalism? Think again — the truth might surprise you. Continue reading →
Political Capitalism
August 4, 2018 – Randall Holcombe …… Capitalism is good. Political capitalism is bad. Political capitalism = The regulatory state. The regulatory state benefits the 1% at the expense of the 99%. Continue reading →
People Are Less Selfish Under Capitalism
July 12, 2018 – Barry Brownstein …… Why individualism and free exchange make people more altruistic and trustworthy. Continue reading →