Jaana Woiceshyn

Jaana Woiceshyn taught business ethics and competitive strategy for over 30 years at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada, where she is now an emerita professor.How to Be Profitable and Moral” is her first solo-authored book. Visit her website at profitableandmoral.com.

Antitrust Laws are Unjust and Destructive

As Ayn Rand explains, the antitrust laws are based on confusing two types of power: economic power (sometimes called “market power”) and political power. Only the latter is coercive.

Crying for Argentina

Crying for Argentina

If the Argentinians can reduce the size of their government and turn it from ruining the economy to protecting individual rights, there will be much to cheer for in Argentina.

Envy vs. Achievement

Envy vs. Achievement

Ayn Rand called envy “the hatred of the good for being the good.” Instead of hating and envying the good, let’s love and thank the good for being the good.

Pure Capitalism Everywhere: A New Year’s Wish

Pure Capitalism Everywhere: A New Year’s Wish

Pure capitalism, as defined by Ayn Rand in her essay “Capitalism, The Unknown Ideal,” is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned.

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

The proper role of the government is not to tell companies what to produce and sell and to consumers what to buy.

Embracing the Nanny State vs. Valuing Freedom

We should guard freedom vigilantly against the encroachment of the nanny state—if we value our survival and happiness. The only way to do it is to embrace freedom and reject altruism—and to do so on principle.

Are there right answers in ethics?

Ethics education is blossoming in business schools (see Financial Post article here). Yet, the scandals don’t seem to go away: corruption at SNC-Lavalin, government interference in mortgage finance and banking that led to the 2008 financial crisis, new fraudulent...

How To Be Happy

How To Be Happy

Happiness comes from achieving your values: pursuing a career you love, a romantic relationship, perhaps raising a family, or running a successful business.

Ending Poverty

Politically, the single most important requirement of wealth creation is freedom.

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