Lipton Matthews

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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.

Industrial Policy’s Remarkable Comeback

06/13/2025 Mises Wire Lipton Matthews

Industrial policy was once a relic of the 1980s, part of the failed presidential campaigns of Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis. Unfortunately, it has reappeared in the form of policies being put forth by Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.

China’s Strengths Are Over-Exaggerated

06/07/2025 Mises Wire Lipton Matthews

While China has made great strides economically since the days of Mao, nonetheless, there remain a number of weaknesses in the economy. While we should recognize its economic strengths, we should not be tempted to portray China as an economic superpower.

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Enslavement of Native Americans in the Caribbean

05/27/2025 Lipton Matthews

The transatlantic slave trade from Africa is a well-known chapter in the history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, but much lesser known is the enslavement of Native Americans. Many of them were shipped to plantations in the Caribbean where they were worked to death.

From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship

01/02/2025 Lipton Matthews

Entrepreneurs come from all walks of life and from different social and ethnic groups. Lipton Matthews reviews Jean-Claude Escalante’s From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship, which chronicles the rise of a successful entrepreneur who came from humble beginnings.

Jamaica and the Failure of the Entrepreneurial State

12/26/2024 Lipton Matthews

As we see from Jamaica‘s experience, attempts by the government to be entrepreneurial misallocate resources, waste money, and achieve poor results.

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