Capitalism and “Public Goods” Like National Defense
The competitive market economy is a powerful institutional mechanism for bringing human ingenuity, energy and creativity to bear to improve both the material and cultural circumstances of multitudes of people around the world. Wherever relatively free market...“Under capitalism, who would regulate us?”
To most people, the idea of capitalism, where government’s only role is to protect its citizens’ individual rights against those who initiate physical force and fraud, is shockingly novel (and therefore, often suspect).
Light ‘Argo’ Dramatizes Escape from Iran
Ben Affleck’s 2012 movie, Argo, reduces the so-called Iran hostage crisis (1979-1981) to an episode of smaller proportions with satisfactory results. This isn’t great cinema, and it leaves a lot of meaning, context and history out of the picture, but the...Race and Sports: It’s Not 1947 Anymore. Let’s Not Pretend That It Is
Because of pioneers like Jackie Robinson, we can now pretty much sit back and just watch a good game. Politics can wait a few hours.
Is Obamacare Harming Quality? (Part 1)
While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) promises “quality health insurance coverage for all Americans,” a potential tradeoff exists between the law’s dual goals of promoting quality and preventing insurance companies from denying coverage or charging higher premiums to patients with preexisting conditions.
How To Ensure Quality Health Coverage (Part 2)
Why providing sick patients secure access to quality health care requires allowing consumers to purchase health plans not subject to Obamacare’s preexisting conditions provisions.
The Debt Ceiling Hysteria and Profligate Government
The Crisis is Not Debt Default, But Too Much Government Spending
Delusions of Conservatives for Paid Family Leave
One of the remaining, big European welfare-state entitlements is being developed in Congress — by Republicans.
CAPITALISM REVIEW
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