Civilization Depends upon Economic Freedom

Tags: Interventionism, Antipolitics, Economic Freedom

06/18/2024 Wanjiru Njoya

Political and academic elites claim that economic freedom is the antithesis of civilization. They claim that functioning civilization can come only from a welfare state, a nonsensical proposition

Original Article: Civilization Depends upon Economic Freedom

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