Socialism: Class Warfare vs. Harmony of Interests (2 of 4)
In a capitalist society, there is continuous mobility—poor people becoming rich and the descendants of those rich people losing their wealth and becoming poor.
COVID Policy Reinforces Chinese Communist Party Tyranny
The Chinese were long used to authoritarian social controls, but popular anger exploded at the imposition of brutal totalitarian restrictions.
Harmful for Human Flourishing on Earth: The Moral Case Against ESG Investing
Using ESG investing to replace them harms both people and the environment, as there are no readily available alternatives for the 80% of the world’s energy that currently comes from oil, coal, and natural gas.
Ayn Rand, Ludwig Von Mises & Capitalism: An Interview With George Reisman
It is no exaggeration to say I have learned more about the science of economics from George Reisman than from all other economists combined.
Europe’s Energy Worries Grow
Europe’s energy shortages – exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – were originally caused by low wind resources, increased demand from COVID lockdowns, and cut backs of natural gas by Russia. Despite putting Europeans in energy poverty, the EU and UK are keeping to their energy transition rushing into wind and solar power, rather than using domestically produced oil, natural gas, and coal.
The Corruption of the World Health Organization
The WHO’s staff are comfortable with ensuring the people they were charged to support are increasingly impoverished and their rights and health autonomy removed. They are not just resigned to the abandonment of basic public health principles and ethics, but actively working to undermine them.
Socialism: Freedom vs. Slavery (1 of 4)
The idea of government as a paternal authority, as a guardian for everybody, is the idea of those who favor socialism.
Capitalism and Freedom Require Government
The existence of freedom under laissez-faire capitalism requires the existence of government.
Alex Epstein’s “Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less”
Alex Epstein’s book, Fossil Future, is a brilliant antidote to the assault on fossil fuels. Its theme is that fossil fuels are one of the greatest benefits to human civilization ever and that there is, for now, no viable substitute.
