All Posts Tagged With: "market fundamentalism"
How a Free Society Could Solve Global Warming
The phrase “global warming” has been around for quite some time, but in the past year it has captured the spotlight as never before. One can’t turn on the radio or open a newspaper without facing ads from “green” corporations, or hearing the latest way to reduce one’s “carbon footprint.” With even prominent Republicans (such [...]
1Oct2007 | Gene Callahan | 11 comments | ContinuedLet Us Not Speak Falsely Now
One of the most difficult issues facing those arguing for a free society is the bias built into the way we speak. When the very words people use create a prejudice in favor of government intervention, supporters of freedom must first alert their audience to this pernicious influence, and only then can the argument about [...]
1Mar2004 | and Gene Callahan | 1 comment | ContinuedOpen Society: Reforming Global Capitalism by George Soros
Public Affairs · 2000 · 369 pages · $26.00 Reviewed by Pierre Lemieux In his latest book, Open Society, retired billionaire speculator George Soros continues to argue against capitalism and its justification in economic theory. The book doesn’t put a dent in capitalism, but shows that billionaire financiers don’t necessarily understand the first thing about [...]
1Sep2001 | Pierre Lemieux | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Crisis of Global Capitalism
Reading George Soros on international economic policy is like watching Michael Jordan—at bat. Both experiences reinforce the lesson that excellence in one field of endeavor doesn’t necessarily translate into other areas. In Soros’s case, success at playing the market does not extend to success at understanding it—or more precisely, the government policies that shape or [...]
1Oct1999 | Brink Lindsey | 0 comments | Continued-
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