capitalism

Ayn Rand, “What is Capitalism?” [Atlas Intellectuals]

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This week in the Atlas Intellectuals course on Capitalism we consider Ayn Rand´s controversial “What is Capitalism?” In this 1965 essay, first published in The Objectivist Newsletter and later in Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, Rand presents her philosophical and especially moral argument for capitalism. The full course: https://www.atlassociety.org/course/capitalism. Other Atlas Intellectuals courses on Socialism, Objectivity, Money, Robotics, and […]

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Defining *Capitalism* [Atlas Intellectuals]

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This week in the Atlas Intellectuals course on Capitalism we consider 12 competing definitions of capitalism. Two are from widely used encyclopedias, five are from leading anti-capitalists, and five are from leading pro-capitalists. The full course: https://www.atlassociety.org/course/capitalism. Other Atlas Intellectuals courses on Socialism, Objectivity, Money, Robotics, and more: https://www.atlassociety.org/atlas-university/atlas-intellectuals

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Los Conservadores *NO* Son Capitalistas de Libre-Mercado

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Stephen R. C. Hicks Traducido al Español por Fermín Elizalde. Navegar en la red y otros lugares es una manera fácil de identificar el conservadurismo con políticas de libre mercado. Se propone una política de liberalización económica, los periodistas la etiquetarán como una política “conservadora” y los comentaristas, dependiendo de su origen, lamentarán o celebrarán

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Does capitalism lead to a monopoly economy?

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Capitalism versus the Philosophers: An Interview with Stephen Hicks was published at The Foundation for Economic Education. Grégoire Canlorbe, a French intellectual entrepreneur residing in Paris conducted the interview. An excerpt follows. Grégoire Canlorbe: According to a popular opinion, left to its own devices, capitalism inevitably tends to a monopoly economy — an economy in

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Transcript of “13 arguments for liberal capitalism in 13 minutes”

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With much thanks to Matheus Pacini for his work on the transcription, below is the text for my “13 arguments for liberal capitalism in 13 minutes.” The original videos are at YouTube. The graphic integration of the arguments in a flowchart is here. And here’s the transcript in PDF. 13 Arguments for Liberal Capitalism in

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Economic controls [Section 17 of Nietzsche and the Nazis]

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[This is Section 17 of Nietzsche and the Nazis.] 17. Economic controls Through education and censorship, the Nazis attempted to socialize the German mind. Through public health measures and eugenics, they attempted to socialize the German body. A natural extension of both policies was to socialize German economic production. As would be expected by the

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