Topic: Free Markets

Classical Liberalism, Free Markets, History

Garet Garrett, the Great

– January 30, 2023

“We could easily consider his first name an anagram for what his stance against the New Deal was, g-r-e-a-t, while also recognizing that some of his views resemble a dusty old attic.” ~ Robert E. Wright

Economic Education, Free Markets, Government

Four Ways to Get What You Want

– January 28, 2023

“For most of our existence, life was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short for pretty much everybody. Then we became a society of traders rather than a society of raiders.” ~ Art Carden

Free Markets, Government, International

How Two Corn Cobs Upended A Foreign Aid Model in Zimbabwe

– January 27, 2023

“It may not be the silver bullet to defeat food insecurity across Africa, but it shows that solutions to thorny problems can start with something as simple as two corn cobs, rather than expensive approaches that result in lifelong dependency on other nations.” ~ Craig J. Richardson

Free Markets, Government, History

But Who Will Build the Roads: A Parable

– January 27, 2023

“Maybe, others one day will join the call once they hear how much cash could be recouped and costs and delays avoided by returning to the path once heavily traveled, the one where travelers, not Leviathan, decide how best to travel hither and thither.” ~ Robert E. Wright

Capitalism, Economic Education, Free Markets

What Accounts for All This Stuff?

– January 26, 2023

“For anyone who is aware of the indescribable complexity and enormous productivity of the global market economy, nothing does more to drain credibility from capitalism’s critics than these critics’ apparent ignorance of this complexity and productivity.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux

Authoritarianism, Free Markets, Government

Davos and the Holy Grail of Equity

– January 25, 2023

“At what point will their good intentions lead to tyranny? Did we learn nothing from the pandemic, when government overreach led to economic, health, and educational disasters?” ~ Caroline Breashears

Art and Culture, Economic Education, Free Markets

A Dispatch From the Corporatized Dystopia: Bring on the Chains!

– January 24, 2023

“If there’s still money to be made, consumers are voting for more, and it is not my prerogative, nor yours, or Bernie Sanders’, or anyone else’s to suppress those votes.” ~ Art Carden

Authoritarianism, Free Markets, Government

Letting Chinese Nationals Buy Real Estate is a Human Rights Issue

– January 24, 2023

“The inability to seize some of the wealth of a small minority of Chinese people makes the world a slightly better place than it otherwise would be.” Vincent Geloso

Capitalism, Economic Education, Free Markets

Yes, Twelve Dollars Is a Good Price for Two Batteries–Under the Right Conditions

– January 20, 2023

“Economists are wary of the word ‘need;’ whether you need something or not is context-dependent, and I’m always amazed at how much my kids’ ‘needs’ change when they’re paying with their money rather than mine.” ~ Art Carden

Art and Culture, Free Markets

DEI Ruins Excellence in Orchestral Programming

– January 18, 2023

“We should allow a free marketplace of ideas to decide, through the messy process of hearing music over and over again, with different ears and at different times, what should stand the test of time. ” ~ Joshua Nichols

Economic Education, Free Markets, Government

Who is “Accountable” to Whom?

– January 17, 2023

“When people talk about ‘holding corporations accountable,’ they usually mean ‘accountable to observers with no serious stake in what they are doing and who bear no meaningful personal cost if their calls for accountability are misplaced.'” ~ Art Carden

Economic Education, Free Markets, Government

Evidence that Economic Freedom Improves Outcomes

– January 16, 2023

“The four most recent decades of evidence support the claim that Thomas Jefferson made twenty-two decades ago: societies achieve the best outcomes when their governments prevent people from harming each other, but otherwise leave them alone.” ~ Antony Davies