Tag: Capitalism
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John Stossel: The Reason.tv interview
As the co-anchor of the long-running and immensely popular ABC News program 20/20, auteur of a continuing series of specials on topics ranging from corporate welfare to educational waste to laws criminalizing consensual adult behavior, and author of best-selling books such as Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity, Stossel brings a consistent message of liberty to…
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‘Story of Stuff’ video attempts to shame us into depression
A video claiming that American-style capitalism is ruining the earth is making its way into our nation’s schools as “a sleeper hit in classrooms across the nation,” according to a story on the front page of the New York Times in May. It’s produced by one Annie Leonard, described in the Times as “a former…
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Seven principles of sound public policy
Lawrence W. Reed, now the president of the Foundation for Economic Education, has a short booklet available that can help citizens analyze whether a government policy is sound. Titled Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy, it’s a comfortably short pamphlet of just 11 pages. But it’s full of a lot of wisdom.
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Sedgwick County land development will harm private sector
As Sedgwick County considers whether to enter the industrial land development business, there are many considerations that must be weighed before proceeding. My greatest concern is the impact that government land development will have on the private sector in Wichita. … Government has advantages that the private sector doesn’t. It has access to free capital.…
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New audio version of “I, Pencil” makes case for freedom, not government planning
The Foundation for Economic Education has released a new audio version of the booklet I, Pencil. Written by FEE’s founder Leonard E. Read and first published in 1958, its message proclaiming the importance of freedom has not diminished with the passage of time. This audio recording, which you can listen to on your computer or…
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Opinion line makes me wonder again
Sometimes the Wichita Eagle Opinion Line makes me wonder. Here’s something from today’s collection: “Wanda Sykes should be given a $400 million contract and radio airtime opposite Rush Limbaugh. Let the free market and capitalism work, and we’ll see which one America really supports.”
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Here’s what the Wichita Chamber of Commerce could do
Today’s Wichita Eagle has a story wondering if economic conditions have affected local chambers of commerce. (Has economy affected area chambers?) The context of this, besides the current economic conditions, is the shift of the local chamber of commerce away from promoting free markets, limited government, and capitalism.
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80 Years Later: Parallels Between 1929 and 2009
Austrian economist Walter Block delivers a lecture that draws the parallels and differences between now and the Great Depression.
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