Defending Freedom, Combating Collectivism
Against collectivist impulses, the defense of freedom, personal responsibility, and the moral, political, legal, and economic foundations of a free society is ever necessary. Protecting the American experiment in ordered liberty is a debt that we owe to the past, and a challenge to pursue in the future. We examine the following issues in this area: the case for free trade vs. protectionism, individualism vs. the new collectivists (DEI/Critical Theory/Marxism/Social Democracy/Economic Nationalism/etc.), shareholder capitalism vs. ESG and stakeholder capitalism, foreign policy for a free society, and the foundations and first principles of freedom and free markets.
Research Publications for Defending Freedom, Combating Collectivism
Gordon Tullock and the Economics of Slavery
P Magness, A Carden, I Murtazashvili
Available at SSRN 4318585, 2023
AI ≠ UBI: Income Portfolio Adjustment to Technological Transformation
RE Wright, A Przegalinska
Augmented Education in the Global Age: Artificial Intelligence and the …, 2023
Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and Public Choice
RM Yonk, D Waugh
Cryptocurrency Concepts, Technology, and Applications, 2023
Darity, Camara, and MacLean on William H. Hutt
PW Magness, A Carden
Econ Journal Watch 19 (2), 204-231, 2022
PW Magness, A Janaskie
Econ Journal Watch 19 (1), 2022
Articles
Elon’s X Marks the Spot in Brazil
“Brazil is facing its greatest struggle for freedom of speech since the end of the military regime… Freedom of speech has been effectively limited without due process, and contrary to the Constitution.” ~Ricardo Gomes
The Colorblind Counterattack
“How on earth could the ideas of Frederick Douglass and MLK find themselves labeled ‘white supremacist’? Two authors have shaken off the shellshock, and now stand ready to fight back.” ~GianCarlo Canaparo
Binder’s Response to Kupiec’s Review of ‘Shock Values’
“Each experiment with price controls has been different. I think it is useful to acknowledge that some have been worse than others, and even that some consequences have been good.” ~Carola Binder
Another Dismal Tax Day: Can It Drive Fiscal Reform?
“The pain and uncertainty from an ever-changing federal progressive marginal individual income tax system with forced withholding and payment or refund later are destructive.” ~Vance Ginn
Economic Development is not a Zero-Sum Game
“By equating profit-making, as such, with evidence of greed and immorality, [the Vatican] perpetuates the harmful zero-sum mentality of mercantilism and socialism. ” ~John C. Pinheiro
Preserve Architectural History with Incentives, Not Bans
“Removing government from the process by changing dated zoning regulations is the best path forward to solving the housing shortage. A small piece of the puzzle should be historic landmarks and district reform.” ~Jason Sorens and Thomas Savidge