Archive for Harry L. Smith
Statistics and Poverty
There is no statistical or governmental way to eliminate a “lower third” from any society, but their lot can be vastly improved through freedom.
1May1968 | Harry L. Smith | 0 comments | ContinuedGulliver and the Planners
Mr. Smith recently has returned to the United States with his family after many years as a businessman in Argentina. United Nations officials, military men, and sundry world government advocates, have at times recommended an extraterrestrial police force. Such an international force, sanctified by good intentions, would circle the globe either on a man-made satellite [...]
1Oct1965 | Harry L. Smith | 0 comments | ContinuedYou Cant Strike Against the Market
That decision led to the next to make this something of a special issue on labor policy; hence, the article by Harry Smith on why strikes can’t accomplish their purpose in the marketplace.
1Jul1964 | Harry L. Smith | 0 comments | ContinuedConfusion about Democracy
Harry L. Smith is a businessman in Argentina. This article is from a series on "The Argentine Crisis" which appeared in the Buenos Aires Herald in early September 1962. There is considerable confusion today as between democratic institutions and democratic ideals. Democratic institutions such as the judicial, legislative, and administrative branches of the government, the [...]
1Feb1963 | Harry L. Smith | 0 comments | Continued-
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JPMorgan Chase and Casino Banking
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Individualism, Trade-Unions, and “Self-Governing Combinations”
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Bubbles, Malinvestment, and Higher Education
Many commentators are asking whether the next big bubble to burst will be the debt associated with the... Read More
JPMorgan’s Blunder Is No Market Failure
I am not going to try to defend JPMorgan Chase for its recent, widely reported financial blunders. ... Read More
For Equality; Against Privilege
This TGIF originally ran July 7, 2006. The freedom philosophy can be boiled down to two phrases: for... Read More




