Can Capitalism Survive?

Peikoff identifies three pillars of capitalism—examining each one’s status in the present day. He also leads the audience through a quick sweep of American history, commenting on the decline in freedom over time.

by Leonard Peikoff | Sep 5, 2021 | POLITICS

In this 1990 lecture, Leonard Peikoff offers an audience interested in business his perspective on whether free-market capitalism can survive. Peikoff identifies three pillars of capitalism—examining each one’s status in the present day. He also leads the audience through a quick sweep of American history, commenting on the decline in freedom over time.

Leonard Peikoff

Leonard Peikoff, was a close associate of Ayn Rand for thirty years, and is the foremost authority on her philosophy of Objectivism.

He is author of numerous books and lectures including Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, The Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in America, and The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out, that develops an hypothesis explaining the major trends in philosophy, literature, physics, education, and politics throughout Western history.

The views represent those of the author and not necessarily those of Capitalism Magazine.

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