Lipton Matthews

Articles

Jeff Bezos’s Yacht: Driver of Economic Activity

08/05/2025 Power & Market Lipton Matthews

A yacht—like any good exchanged on the free market—represents countless value-maximizing exchanges and represents an industry that employs thousands of people to provide goods and services to others.

The Economic Success of Singapore and Hong Kong

07/19/2025 Mises Wire Lipton Matthews

While it is tempting to see the economic success of Singapore and Hong Kong as similar, there really are stark differences between them. Hong Kong has developed through laissez-faire and entrepreneurship while Singapore is much more state directed.

Review of Greatness and Ruin by Ricardo Duchesne

06/28/2025 Mises Wire Lipton Matthews

Western Civilization has brought great advances in culture and economics, yet no one is more relentless in trying to destroy this civilization than western intellectuals. Ricardo Duchesne lays it out in his book, Greatness and Ruin.

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Jeff Bezos’s Yacht: Driver of Economic Activity

08/05/2025 Lipton Matthews

Why Racism Can’t Explain Europe’s Drive for Conquest and Colonial Power

07/29/2025 Lipton Matthews

Historically, Europeans had few qualms about conquering and enslaving other Europeans. This presents some problems for the narrative claiming that injustices committed by Europeans are motivated primarily by racism.

The Economic Success of Singapore and Hong Kong

07/19/2025 Lipton Matthews

While it is tempting to see the economic success of Singapore and Hong Kong as similar, there really are stark differences between them. Hong Kong has developed through laissiez-faire and entrepreneurship while Singapore is much more state directed.

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