Capitalism’s Paradox
Why prosperity breeds guilt, how status incentives reward critique, and what happens when function is replaced by moral performance.
Sarah Wooten
· 5 min read
Capitalism
A collection of 12 posts
The Ingratitude of the Well-Fed
We need to cultivate an appreciation for the abundance that modernity has bestowed instead of taking it for granted.
Maarten Boudry
· 13 min read
This Is Not Late-Stage Capitalism
Automation, artificial intelligence, and robotics are set to redefine the relationship between labour, capital, and production.
John Aziz
· 8 min read
Why Environmentalists Pose a Bigger Obstacle to Effective Climate Policy than Denialists
The opposition to nuclear energy is not the only way in which mainstream environmentalists have, with the best of intentions, hurt the cause of climate action.
Maarten Boudry
· 10 min read
The Eyes Have It
For the “new intellectual,” ultimately, the way forward has to be paved with nuance and understanding.
David Cohen
· 10 min read
A Peek Inside Corporate America’s Ascendant Woke-Industrial Complex
The bigger problem was that its edict wasn’t about diversity at all. It was about corporate opportunism: seizing an already popular social value and prominently emblazoning it with the Goldman Sachs logo.
Vivek Ramaswamy
· 7 min read
The Father of Capitalism and the Abolition of Slavery
So in the end, slavery, the slave trade and imperialism were not only morally disgusting but also of dubious economic value.
Matthew Lesh
· 8 min read
Common-Good Capitalism: Populism With a Twist
Embrace flexibility, encourage workers to look outside of work for their happiness, fulfillment, and ultimately their dignity.
Maggie Selner
· 12 min read
What Comes After Capitalism?
Milanovic suggests that these two developmental histories—gradual and revolutionary—give rise to the two distinctive models of capitalism in the world today: “Liberal meritocratic capitalism” in the West, and one-party “political capitalism” in countries like China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Ethiopia.
Samuel Hammond
· 9 min read
The Clear Case for Capitalism
At a time when socialism and anti-capitalist populism are experiencing a resurgence, this is my attempt to turn the mysterious capitalist calzone into an appetizing capitalist pizza.
Tyler Hogge
· 13 min read
If You Want to Save the Planet, Drop the Campaign Against Capitalism
While Scruton’s environmentalism gives us a reason to protect our local environments, the reality is that the effects of many environmentally damaging practices are not just experienced locally.
Andrew Glover
· 7 min read
One Way Ayn Rand Aficionados Are Unrealistic
Just as it is unfair to compare idealised socialism to a realistic but flawed capitalism, so too is it unfair for Brook to compare his idealised capitalist vision to realistic socialism.
Michael Ezra
· 3 min read