The Truth About the “Robber Barons”
Most of the businessmen we now call Robber Barons got rich by using the power of the state, and not by serving their customers in a free market.
Entrepreneurship
Displaying 221 - 230 of 1061
Opportunity and the Entrepreneur
The discovery and (potential) exploitation of opportunities is proposed as the unit of analysis for entrepreneurship research.
J.B. Say Salvages the Entrepreneur
If Adam Smith purged economic thought of the very existence of the entrepreneur, J.B. Say, to his everlasting credit, brought him back.
More Spending Does Not Drive More Employment
Entrepreneurship — not spending — is the key to a growing economy.
Why Was Ancient China so Good at War, and so Bad at Commerce?
By providing rewards for bureaucrats and punishments for merchants, many rulers destroyed interest in entrepreneurship and innovation outside the state.
Week in Review: August 12, 2017
As the war drums with North Korea get ever louder, it’s appropriate that this week was the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Japan.
The Google Manifesto – and What it Means
Google can concentrate on innovation and profits — or it can focus on bureaucratic rules against thoughtcrimes. Google has apparently chosen the latter.
Entrepreneurial Discovery: Who Needs It?
Is Israel Kirzner’s explanation of the market process correct and, if so, is it useful?
A Mixed Hero: A Libertarian Reassessment of Elon Musk
The fact that the state hands out money to entrepreneurs like Elon Musk is a problem that is best solved by focusing our ire not on people like Musk — but on the state itself.
