Articles
A Hit Man Confesses, by Christopher Westley, Mises.org Daily Article, 12 Dec 2006
"Any creation of wealth that depends on coercion can hardly be considered market capitalism. It truly is sinister when a US firm ... forces indigenous people offs their land ... In developing countries, a new Nike plant is a godsend ... because it means that families can become autonomous ..."
"Any creation of wealth that depends on coercion can hardly be considered market capitalism. It truly is sinister when a US firm ... forces indigenous people offs their land ... In developing countries, a new Nike plant is a godsend ... because it means that families can become autonomous ..."
Capitalism Saves Us All, by Bernard Chapin, 14 Jun 2004
A review of How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History of Our Country, from the Pilgrims to the Present by Thomas J. DiLorenzo
"Di Lorenzo illustrates that even the poorest of the poor continue to have the chance to rise through our capitalist system, and they frequently make use of this opportunity. ... Capitalism, through its cheaper goods and higher wages, has distinctly benefited the working class."
A review of How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History of Our Country, from the Pilgrims to the Present by Thomas J. DiLorenzo
"Di Lorenzo illustrates that even the poorest of the poor continue to have the chance to rise through our capitalist system, and they frequently make use of this opportunity. ... Capitalism, through its cheaper goods and higher wages, has distinctly benefited the working class."
Don't Blame the Thermometer for the Fever, by Sheldon Richman, Freedom Daily, Jan 1999
"I Have a Plan...", by Ron Paul, 18 Oct 2004
"Capitalism is ... the result of free individuals taking economic actions without interference by government. A true capitalist economy is neither planned by bureaucrats nor steered by regulators. This is why it's so important that we resist the idea that any president should plan our economy."
"Capitalism is ... the result of free individuals taking economic actions without interference by government. A true capitalist economy is neither planned by bureaucrats nor steered by regulators. This is why it's so important that we resist the idea that any president should plan our economy."
Perspective: The Road Ahead, by John T. Flynn, The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Oct 1995
From Forgotten Lessons: Selected Essays of John T. Flynn, 1949
"We must put human freedom as the first of our demands. There can be no security in a nation without freedom. ... We must stop apologizing for our capitalist society. ... We must put an end to the orgy of spending that is rapidly bankrupting the nation. ... We must set about rebuilding in its integrity our republican system of government."
From Forgotten Lessons: Selected Essays of John T. Flynn, 1949
"We must put human freedom as the first of our demands. There can be no security in a nation without freedom. ... We must stop apologizing for our capitalist society. ... We must put an end to the orgy of spending that is rapidly bankrupting the nation. ... We must set about rebuilding in its integrity our republican system of government."
The Economics of Here to There, by Jeffrey Tucker, Mises.org Daily Article, 17 Jan 2007
"How does a product or a service go from being a good idea or even a physical possibility to being available for people and available for consumption? Here is the major issue that has never been solved by any other system but capitalism. And capitalism solves it in a way that is wealth-generating and leads to constant improvements."
"How does a product or a service go from being a good idea or even a physical possibility to being available for people and available for consumption? Here is the major issue that has never been solved by any other system but capitalism. And capitalism solves it in a way that is wealth-generating and leads to constant improvements."
Is Capitalism Why We Fight?, by Gregory Bresiger, Mises.org Daily Article, 6 Apr 2006
Related Topics: Why We Fight, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"Capitalism wants peace, Schumpeter argued. Wherever capitalism was the purest, wherever laissez-faire reigned, there were considerable peace parties. ... we rarely hear from American capitalists, who historically have opposed much of the inflation and disasters that have been the result of the imperial policies of at least the last half-century."
Related Topics: Why We Fight, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"Capitalism wants peace, Schumpeter argued. Wherever capitalism was the purest, wherever laissez-faire reigned, there were considerable peace parties. ... we rarely hear from American capitalists, who historically have opposed much of the inflation and disasters that have been the result of the imperial policies of at least the last half-century."
Mises: Defender of Freedom, by George Reisman, Mises.org Daily Article, 29 Sep 2006
Related Topics: Ludwig von Mises, Law of Comparative Advantage, Farming, Socialism
"Mises identified the existence of planning under capitalism ... that the prices serve to coordinate and harmonize the activities of all the millions of separate, independent planners. He showed that each individual, in being concerned with earning a revenue or income and with limiting his expenses, is led to adjust his particular plans to the plans of all others."
Related Topics: Ludwig von Mises, Law of Comparative Advantage, Farming, Socialism
"Mises identified the existence of planning under capitalism ... that the prices serve to coordinate and harmonize the activities of all the millions of separate, independent planners. He showed that each individual, in being concerned with earning a revenue or income and with limiting his expenses, is led to adjust his particular plans to the plans of all others."
On Equality and Inequality, by Ludwig von Mises, Modern Age, 1961
Related Topics: Rights, Compulsory Education, Entrepreneurship, Government, Labor, Socialism
"While under precapitalistic conditions superior men were the masters on whom the masses of the inferior had to attend, under capitalism the more gifted and more able have no means to profit from their superiority other than to serve to the best of their abilities the wishes of the majority of the less gifted."
Related Topics: Rights, Compulsory Education, Entrepreneurship, Government, Labor, Socialism
"While under precapitalistic conditions superior men were the masters on whom the masses of the inferior had to attend, under capitalism the more gifted and more able have no means to profit from their superiority other than to serve to the best of their abilities the wishes of the majority of the less gifted."
Socialism and Medicine, Part 2, by William L. Anderson, Freedom Daily, Jun 2008
Related Topics: Health Care, Canada, The Free Market, Socialism
Examines the economics of medical care in the United States, including the influence of third-party payers and comparisons to medical care in Canada
"In a capitalist system, such decisions are made within the nexus of economic calculation, in which one makes economic choices based on the prospect of profit. For example, if it could be shown that a new MRI or CAT scan could have a good return on investment, it would make sense for a medical center to purchase such a device."
Related Topics: Health Care, Canada, The Free Market, Socialism
Examines the economics of medical care in the United States, including the influence of third-party payers and comparisons to medical care in Canada
"In a capitalist system, such decisions are made within the nexus of economic calculation, in which one makes economic choices based on the prospect of profit. For example, if it could be shown that a new MRI or CAT scan could have a good return on investment, it would make sense for a medical center to purchase such a device."
Socialized Medicine in a Wealthy Country, by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., Mises.org Daily Article, 2 Dec 2006
Related Topics: Health Care, Government, Life Extension, Socialism
"We need an economic system that can calculate the best use of resources. ... There must be a way for consumers to transmit information about their most urgent needs to producers, and there needs to be a means for producers to decide among alternative uses of resources. ... In short, without capitalism, medical services cannot reach the multitudes."
Related Topics: Health Care, Government, Life Extension, Socialism
"We need an economic system that can calculate the best use of resources. ... There must be a way for consumers to transmit information about their most urgent needs to producers, and there needs to be a means for producers to decide among alternative uses of resources. ... In short, without capitalism, medical services cannot reach the multitudes."
Thanksgiving the first Libertarian holiday, by Matthew A. Givens, The Crimson White, 19 Nov 2003
Related Topics: Thanksgiving
Related Topics: Thanksgiving
The Idea of Liberty is Western, by Ludwig von Mises, American Affairs, Oct 1950
Related Topics: Liberty, Greece, Socialism
Excerpted from chapter 21 of Money, Method, and the Market Process
"... under capitalism everybody is free to challenge the vested interests of everybody else. If he thinks that he has the ability to supply the public better or more cheaply than other people do, he may try to demonstrate his efficiency. ... the capitalists are always in search of men who can utilize their funds in the most profitable way."
Related Topics: Liberty, Greece, Socialism
Excerpted from chapter 21 of Money, Method, and the Market Process
"... under capitalism everybody is free to challenge the vested interests of everybody else. If he thinks that he has the ability to supply the public better or more cheaply than other people do, he may try to demonstrate his efficiency. ... the capitalists are always in search of men who can utilize their funds in the most profitable way."
The Invisible Gnomes and the Invisible Hand: South Park and Libertarian Philosophy, by Paul Cantor, 4 Dec 2006
Related Topics: South Park, Libertarianism, Trey Parker
Includes detailed review and discussion of season 2 "Gnomes" episode
"The people ... take it for granted that the shelves of their supermarkets will always be amply stocked with a wide variety of goods and never appreciate all the capitalist entrepreneurs who make that abundance possible. What is worse, the ordinary citizens misinterpret capitalist activity as theft."
Related Topics: South Park, Libertarianism, Trey Parker
Includes detailed review and discussion of season 2 "Gnomes" episode
"The people ... take it for granted that the shelves of their supermarkets will always be amply stocked with a wide variety of goods and never appreciate all the capitalist entrepreneurs who make that abundance possible. What is worse, the ordinary citizens misinterpret capitalist activity as theft."
Books
Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
by Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen, 1946
Collection of essays by Ayn Rand and others on the moral aspects of capitalism
by Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen, 1946
Collection of essays by Ayn Rand and others on the moral aspects of capitalism
- ISBN 0786118385
: Audio cassette, Blackstone Audiobooks, Unabridged edition, 2000
- ISBN 0786198311
: Audio CD, Blackstone Audiobooks, Unabridged edition, 2000
- ISBN 0451060504
: Paperback, Signet, 1967
- ISBN 0451113764: Paperback, Signet, 1978
- ISBN 0451133161
: Paperback, Signet Book, 1984
- ISBN 0451147952
: Paperback, Signet, Reissue edition, 1986
Capitalism and Freedom
by Milton Friedman, 1962
by Milton Friedman, 1962
- ISBN 0786100494
: Audio cassette, Blackstone Audiobooks, 1993
- ISBN 0226264203
: Hardcover, University Of Chicago Press, 40th anniv edition, 2002
- ISBN 0226264017
: Paperback, University Of Chicago Press, 2nd edition, 1982
- ISBN 0226264211
: Paperback, University Of Chicago Press, 40th anniv edition, 2002
Capitalism for Kids: Growing Up to Be Your Own Boss
by Karl Hess, 1987
Related Topic: Children
by Karl Hess, 1987
Related Topic: Children
- ISBN 0942103033
: Hardcover, Enterprise Publishing, Reissue edition, 1992
- ISBN 0942103068
: Paperback, Enterprise Publishing, 1987
- ISBN 0942617355
: Paperback, Bluestocking Press, 2005
How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History of Our Country, from the Pilgrims to the Present
by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, 2004
by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, 2004
- ISBN 0761525262
: Hardcover, Crown Forum, 2004
- ISBN 1400083311
: Paperback, Three Rivers Press, Reprint edition, 2005
The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality
by Ludwig von Mises, 1956
by Ludwig von Mises, 1956
- ISBN 0865976708
: Hardcover, Liberty Fund, 2006
- ISBN 0865976716
: Paperback, Liberty Fund, 2006
- ISBN 0910884145
: Paperback, Libertarian Press, 1981
- ISBN 0910884293
: Paperback, Libertarian Press, 1994
The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
by Hernando de Soto, 2000
by Hernando de Soto, 2000
- ISBN 0465016146
: Hardcover, Basic Books, 1st edition, 2000
- ISBN 0465016154
: Paperback, Basic Books, Reprint edition, 2003
- ISBN 0552999237
: Paperback, Black Swan, New edition, 2001
Music
Capitalism
Song written by Dan Elfman, performed by Oingo Boingo
Song written by Dan Elfman, performed by Oingo Boingo
- Only a Lad: Audio CD available at Amazon
- Boingo Alive: Audio CD available at Amazon
