Mr. Rubenstein, You're No Adam Smith
In a recent open letter in the Financial Times addressed to "Capitalists of the World" from "Adam Smith," David Rubenstein warns about the excesses of the system Smith so famously praised over two centuries ago. His claim that capitalism is what currently exists around the world, however, is flatly mistaken.
Freedom and Federalism
The Jeffersonian states'-rights tradition is the key to understanding why Thomas Jefferson believed that the best government is that which governs least.
Profits Are Socially Responsible
Should profits give way to social or environmental concerns? The results would be disastrous.
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Mises Daily: Mises Daily: Friday, January 27, 2012
&quot;Mr. Rubenstein, You're No Adam Smith&quot; by James E. Miller In a recent open letter in the Financial Times addressed to &quot;Capitalists of the World&quot; from &quot;Adam Smith,&quot; Dav ... More »
Douglas French: Quadrillion? Quintillion?
Zero Hedge reports, Yesterday the Japanese Finance Ministry made a whopper of an announcement: in the year ending March 2013, total Japanese debt will surpass one quadrillion yen, or ¥1,086,000,000,000,000. This is roughly in line with t ... More »
Gary Galles: What should government do?
Toward the end of his State of the Union speech, President Obama said I believe what Republican Abraham Lincoln believed: That government should do for people only what they cannot do better by themselves, and no more. Apparently, he didn't note ... More »
Mises Daily: Mises Daily: Thursday, January 26, 2012
&quot;Profits Are Socially Responsible&quot; by Doug French While a business owner may make grand pronouncements that the environment or some social issue is more important than profits, what he or she is really sayin ... More »
Gary Galles: Amoral markets versus immoral coercion
I am a believer in the power of liberty &mdash; voluntary relationships &mdash; to bring out the best in individuals and, therefore, society. But that well-founded belief makes it painful to see markets (willing exchange) blamed for virtually ... More »
Mark Thornton: Housing Bubbles
The housing bubble was a global rather than US event. The bubble outlasted the US experience in several other countries such as Australia and Canada which are experiencing some weakness. However, the one I've worried about is in China. Keep your ... More »
Douglas French: Forget the Résumé
An applicant’s résumé used to be everything. Type “resume writing” into the search line at Amazon and 4,468 results appear. Book after book containing hundreds of pages each, instructing the reader as to how he or she should put their bes ... More »
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