Economics
Economics, Politics & Rights
Heroes of the Pandemic
Jonathan Townley April 30, 2020
These heroes—from medical professionals to corporations to small business owners and countless others—demonstrate that to the extent that individuals are free to act according to their own judgment, they can, and often do, triumph over tragedy.
Economics, Politics & Rights
“Stimulus” Packages: Cure or Disease?
David Veksler April 24, 2020
The government response to the COVID-19 pandemic has harmed many innocent people. But stimulus packages will only make a bad situation worse. Though touted as a cure, such “stimulus” is, in fact, another disease.
Economics, Politics & Rights
Economists Petition Politicians to Repeal Laws against “Price Gouging”
Jon Hersey April 16, 2020
If you recognize and want to protect the rights of producers and traders to act on their judgment, which will, in turn, enable them to produce and sell the products we all need during this pandemic—please sign and share Raymond C. Niles’s petition.
Economics, Politics & Rights, Reviews
The Case against Socialism by Rand Paul
Keith Sanders April 9, 2020
Rand Paul’s The Case against Socialism provides helpful analyses to address the arguments of today’s socialists. What it sorely lacks is a strong, moral case against socialism and for its antithesis: capitalism.
Economics, History, Politics & Rights
The Bravery of Hong Kong’s Freedom Fighters
Timothy Sandefur November 21, 2019
The bravery of today’s Hong Kong protestors is nothing short of incredible. Confronting the massive forces of the world’s largest and most bloodstained dictatorship, they stand for freedom against overwhelming odds. Yet they remain undaunted.
Announcements, Economics, Politics & Rights
Socialism vs. Capitalism: Richard Salsman Debates John Komlos
TOS Admin October 9, 2019
Capitalism or socialism, which is the ideal system? Don't miss this debate between Dr. Richard Salsman and Dr. John Komlos.
Economics, Politics & Rights
How Jamie Dimon Should Have Answered Representative Katie Porter
Michael Dahlen April 17, 2019
Businessmen must learn to defend themselves when they are unjustly attacked, as should anyone concerned with justice.
Economics, Philosophy
The Mind-Based Etymology of ‘Capitalism’
Richard M. Salsman November 20, 2018
In the case of “socialism,” “communism,” and “fascism,” the words relate clearly and directly to their respective systems. But what about capitalism?
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Economics, Politics & Rights
A Report on ‘The Moral Foundations of Capitalism’
Craig Biddle June 1, 2018
Events such as this illuminate individual's minds—and, in turn, the world—with moral truths that support individual rights, freedom, capitalism.
Economics, History, Philosophy
Henry Hazlitt in One Lesson
Tom Malone April 13, 2018
“I’ve been preaching liberty as against coercion; I’ve been preaching capitalism as against socialism; and I’ve been preaching this doctrine in every form and with any excuse.” —Henry Hazlitt