Jaana Woiceshyn

Introduction to How to Be Profitable and Moral By Jaana Woiceshyn

An excerpt from the Introduction to How to Be Profitable and Moral By Jaana Woiceshyn.

Art Gallery Demonstrates The Virtue of Independence

If there is a lesson to be learned from the economic lockdowns governments around the world started imposing on businesses in an attempt to contain the coronavirus pandemic, it is the importance of independence.

Clarity About Business Ethics

Altruism is not the only moral code; there is an alternative that facilitates long-term profit maximization.

To Recover From Economic Lockdowns Embrace Laissez-Faire Capitalism

If we want to recover from the pandemic and the devastation of the government lockdowns, we must embrace the freedom-restoring solution: capitalism.

Why The Government Should Leave Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple Alone

Antitrust legislation is an example of the government’s improper use of political power.

Net-Zero Carbon Plans Against Fossil Fuels Ignore Reality

The Canadian government’s net-zero 2050 plan has been aptly criticized for not being feasible because it ignores reality: the lack of necessary technology and the increasing demand for affordable and reliable energy in developing countries around the world.

The Marxist Attack on Business in the Media and the Streets

Although the ideas behind the attacks on business are often not explicitly labeled as Marxist, that is what they are.

Kudos to Trader Joe’s

By rejecting unfounded accusations and standing by its products and their marketing, Trader Joe’s (and indirectly, its customers) displayed all of them—and therefore has earned the designation as a corporate hero.

A Crucial Choice for Business: Conform to Social Pressure or Defend Freedom?

Business—and the rest of us—cannot afford to conform to social pressure but must find the courage to speak up and defend freedom.

Forbes and Cancel Culture vs. Capitalism

Abandoning objectivity—factual reporting—and spreading misinformation, no matter how popular, is not in media companies’ self-interest in the long term.

Businesses Cannot Eradicate The Collectivism of Racism with ‘Reverse Racism’

Only in a society where individual rights are recognized and the government’s sole role is to protect them, will racism be eradicated.

The Creep of Authoritarianism

Why are the governments dictating when and how the economy can re-open?

To Dream The Fossil Fuel Free Dream

Pandemic or not, the dream of abandoning fossil fuels is just a dream—a suicidal one

COVID-19 Pandemic Wake-Up Call: Business Needs a Moral Defense

The COVID-19 pandemic may help by bringing a clearer understanding why business needs a moral defense from its leaders and that such defense must be based on the principle of individual rights.

Why The COVID-19 Economic Lockdowns Must End

A wholesale economic lockdown in a pandemic does not protect but violates rights.

Government Regulation Does Not Make us Safe—Capitalism Does

So which is more effective in keeping us—as customers and employees—safe: the government bureaucrat with no personal incentive, or the businessman, whose profits and reputation depend on the safety and satisfaction of his employees and customers?

De-Globalization vs. Global Capitalism: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic

If we want economic prosperity and human flourishing, we need to understand capitalism and advocate for it globally—and to shun countries like China that continue to violate individual rights.

How a South Korean Biotech Company Created COVID-19 Testing Kits In Three Weeks

To understand how Seegene accomplished the fast development and production of the testing kits, we must grasp the four crucial values at play—values that we cannot afford to lose, even during a pandemic: reason, independent thinking, production, and freedom.