Against collectivist impulses, the defense of freedom, personal responsibility, and the moral, political, legal, and economic foundations of a free society is ever necessary. Protecting the American experiment in ordered liberty is a debt that we owe to the past, and a challenge to pursue in the future. We examine the following issues in this area: the case for free trade vs. protectionism, individualism vs. the new collectivists (DEI/Critical Theory/Marxism/Social Democracy/Economic Nationalism/etc.), shareholder capitalism vs. ESG and stakeholder capitalism, foreign policy for a free society, and the foundations and first principles of freedom and free markets.
Articles
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A Tale of Two Populisms: Deconstructing The Neo-Brandeisian and National Conservative Models of Antitrust Law and Political Economy
This paper deconstructs and critiques the neo-Brandeisian and national conservative populisms primarily from this Schumpeterian vantage point
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Argentina, 1500-2023: An Institutional Story
Argentina serves as a case study for the relationship between institutional environments and economic growth, as reality matches the theoretical predictions: economic freedom is a necessary condition for economic growth.
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Two Societies: ‘May I Take Your Order?’ or ‘That’s an Order!’
“We should want to live in a society where we recognize one another’s right to say ‘no, thank you’ to an offer — that is to say, a world where people take orders instead of give them.” ~Art Carden
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Mexico’s Slow-Motion Disaster
“The institutional and social checks on majoritarian power are eliminated creating an opportunity for dictatorship, and lifetime rule and enrichment through graft.” ~G. Patrick Lynch
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Harwood Economic Review: Dispelling Economic Myths
Our latest issue explores why economic misconceptions persist and the vigilance required to counter them.
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Spreading Democracy May Not Be in the United States’ Best Interest
“Not only is forced democratization likely to fail, but the very idea runs counter to a free, open, democratic society. Other countries should be encouraged to become democratic if they choose.” ~Andrew Byer
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‘Am I a Racist?’ Packs a Potent Political Punch: Ridicule
“‘Am I a Racist?’ isn’t just brilliant. It’s funny — and that’s more important.” ~Jon Miltimore
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The Dangerous Reinterpretation of Freedom
“When freedom from coercion is no longer a shared societal goal, history teaches that unimaginable horrors can be just around the corner.” ~Barry Brownstein
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Welfare is a Jealous Polygamist
“Benefits are contingent, and the contingencies — no jobs, no marriage — are detrimental to women long term, and disturbingly similar to the restrictions a polygamist would impose.” ~Michael Munger
