The creep of authoritarianism: What can we do about it?
May 27, 2020 No Comments
A central concern in most people’s minds now is the re-opening of the economy after ten weeks of pandemic lockdown. Many businesses, such as retail
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To dream the fossil fuel-free dream
May 18, 2020 2 Comments
The COVID-19 pandemic has made some people, mostly environmentalists, dream about a world without fossil fuels. The environmentalists have celebrated the reduced CO2 emissions due
The pandemic wake-up call: Defending business and individual rights
May 4, 2020 No Comments
A recurrent theme of this blog is the moral defense of business. Business is a force for good: it produces the material values that benefit
The proper role of government: Why the economic lockdowns must end
April 19, 2020 No Comments
The economic lockdowns in the United States and Canada to contain the spread of COVID-19, or to “flatten the curve,” have been in effect for
Government regulation does not make us safe—capitalism does
April 13, 2020 No Comments
Would you trust government more than business to keep you safe? Amazingly, most people say ‘yes’ almost automatically when asked. They see government as the
De-globalization vs. global capitalism: Lessons from the pandemic
April 5, 2020 No Comments
One of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been calls against globalization, particularly, global free trade, and for increased economic nationalism: government central planning
Reason, independent thinking, production, and freedom: Inspiration from a South Korean biotech company
March 18, 2020 3 Comments
Amid the fears created by the COVID-19 pandemic and governments’ draconian measures in a vain attempt trying to contain it, I wanted to write a
Government price controls kill people
March 8, 2020 2 Comments
Last month, 23-year-old Chantelle Lindsay died of cystic fibrosis because she could not access a new drug that is available in the United States but
Income equality is not a value—freedom and productivity are
March 1, 2020 1 Comment
I have resisted writing about the perceived problem of inequality in income and wealth—Thomas Piketty’s book, Capital in the 21st Century, has received too much
The ballooning regulatory state and the moral sanction by business
February 18, 2020 1 Comment
All taxpayers are suffering under the increasing regulatory and tax burden, as governments in many countries are trying to cope with sagging economies (that they
“Shareholder capitalism” and “inclusive capitalism” versus capitalism
February 12, 2020 No Comments
In my previous post, I discussed some corporate leaders’ claims that capitalism is dead and their embrace of a “new” corporate purpose: serving all stakeholders
Is capitalism dead? Why should you care?
February 4, 2020 1 Comment
Capitalism has been under attack ever since the Industrial Revolution, which, backed with the Enlightenment ideas of freedom and individual rights, made unprecedented wealth creation
