Capitalism
Celebrating work
On Labor Day, I celebrate work. I know I am a little off the original purpose of this holiday, as it was initiated at the
September 7, 2020 No Comments
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Business ethics
Defending and valuing business
Watching the ongoing attacks on business from all quarters prompted this post. The attacks are unjust, and business deserves to be valued and defended instead.
August 31, 2020 No Comments
Business ethics
No appeasing of woke critics: Kudos to Trader Joe’s—and to its customers
I have added Trader Joe’s to my list of corporate heroes, after it stood up to a petition against ‘racist’ product labeling, with help from
August 9, 2020 No Comments
Egoism
A crucial choice for business: Conform to social pressure or defend freedom?
This is my first post in a while, despite having wanted to comment on the campaign underway to destroy individual rights: the right to liberty
July 28, 2020 1 Comment
Capitalism
Forbes, cancel culture, and capitalism
Environmentalist, nuclear power advocate, and the author of Apocalypse Never, Michael Schellenberger recently issued the now notorious apology on behalf of all environmentalists over the
July 12, 2020 1 Comment
Business ethics
Eradicating racism: What should business do?
A recent article “Global businesses embrace Black Lives Matter movement” explains how companies such as Apple, Amazon, Lego, and Facebook have changed their marketing, branding,
June 14, 2020 2 Comments
Freedom
The creep of authoritarianism: What can we do about it?
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
May 27, 2020 No Comments
Business ethics
To dream the fossil fuel-free dream
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
May 18, 2020 2 Comments
Business ethics
The pandemic wake-up call: Defending business and individual rights
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
May 4, 2020 No Comments
Freedom
The proper role of government: Why the economic lockdowns must end
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
April 19, 2020 No Comments
Capitalism
Government regulation does not make us safe—capitalism does
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
April 13, 2020 No Comments
Capitalism
De-globalization vs. global capitalism: Lessons from the pandemic
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
April 5, 2020 No Comments
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