Post Tagged 'control'

February 08, 2017

Paul Ehrlich brings his bad economics to Vatican

In a recent article, Kishore Jayablan of Istituto Acton addresses the controversy surrounding the Vatican’s invitation to Paul Ehrlich, a known population control activist and the author of the 1968 book The Population Bomb. Continue Reading...

December 13, 2016

Cuba’s pioneers of capitalism: Marcus Lemonis goes to Havana

Although the Cuban people continue to suffer and struggle under the weight of communist rule, many have been encouraged by even the slightest of Raul Castro’s incremental changes toward private businesses. Continue Reading...

June 19, 2015

Social Justice and the Spirit of Association

What is social justice? Is it a vision of a perfectly just society? Is it an ideal set of government policies? Is it a particular theory or practice? Is it a virtue? Continue Reading...

March 10, 2015

No, Socialism Wouldn’t Succeed ‘If Only Men Were Angels’

When arguing about the merits of a free economy, its defenders often give way to a peculiar line of reasoning that goes something like this: “Socialism would be wonderful if it actually worked, and it could actually work if only men were angels.” Continue Reading...