When writing a few days ago about the newly updated numbers from Economic Freedom of the World, I mentioned in passing that New … Continue reading “New Zealand’s remarkable economic transformation”

Over Labour Day weekend, I saw many friends arguing that labour unions and government intervention “humanised capitalism” by giving us … Continue reading “We didn’t humanise markets, markets humanised us”

Every December 5th, American beer, wine, and spirit enthusiasts celebrate Repeal Day. It was on this day in 1933 that … Continue reading “Prohibitions create black markets and cause violent crime”

In his book, ‘Biblical Economics’, theologian R. C. Sproul Jr. notes that Jesus “wants the poor to be helped” but … Continue reading “Rendering Unto Caesar: Was Jesus A Socialist? (Part 2)”

On June 16, 1992, London’s Daily Telegraph reported this astonishingly bold remark by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev: “Jesus was … Continue reading “Rendering Unto Caesar: Was Jesus A Socialist? (Part 1)”

Several anticapitalist slogans riff on the contrast between people and profit, and nobody thinks John Lennon’s song “Power to the … Continue reading “Only capitalism delivers true ‘People Power’. Everything else is just state power”

In the 1920s, the average housewife spent about 11.5 hours per week on laundry and ironing. By 1965, that had dropped to … Continue reading “How capitalism has killed laundry day”

Over the summer of 2015, senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said that he had “serious problems” with ridesharing company … Continue reading “The economic case for ‘unregulated’ ride-sharing apps”

Bernie Sanders has single-handedly brought the term “democratic socialism” into the contemporary American political lexicon and shaken millions of Millennials … Continue reading “The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism”