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It Can Happen Fast: Socialism and Crisis
Crises have a tendency to turn what we thought was unthinkable into the inevitable. Socialism loves a political crisis, and there is no denying that we are in one. Could the U.S. ever really go from a thriving free market system to a socialist county? Seems unthinkable. But not if you ask a democratic socialist.
Read MoreSocialism Returns: Have people forgotten the past so soon?
Free enterprise markets have never been more efficient. At a keystroke, Americans expect goods from around the globe to arrive on our doorsteps in two days or less. With a brief Internet search, we compare prices and reviews for services. At the press of a button, virtually unlimited entertainment options—music, television shows, movies—are ready to
Read MoreImportance of the Rule of Law to Free Enterprise
The United States Constitution provided us with a governmental model designed to prevent tyrannical power in either the hands of a despot or the hands of an unchecked mob. The rule of law would be supreme in America guaranteeing everyone the right to life, liberty, and property. That model has unleashed the greatest economy the
Read MoreHow the Supreme Court Effects Free Enterprise
For most of the last 100 years, the American government has massively grown the regulatory state that raises costs on businesses and consumers, while slowing down the free market and increasing the barrier of entry for entrepreneurs. The United States Supreme Court has had a profound impact on issues that shape our markets and our
Read MoreWhy a Future Without Work Is a Dangerous Political Fantasy
We usually think of a workerless world as the stuff of science fiction. George Jetson’s two-hour workweek. Or in Star Trek, where the Federation’s “replicator” opens up the post-scarcity world of “Trekonomics.”2 But in his new book A World Without Work, Daniel Susskind informs us that the world of technological employment is here. Now, the
Read MoreNew Polling Memo for Citizens for Free Enterprise
In July of 2020, Citizens for Free Enterprise conducted a series of polls to measure public sentiment a series of issues around our core free enterprise mission.
Read MoreThe Squad’s New Member
National progressives topple a third House baron this year.
Read MoreSen. Sanders proposes one-time tax that would cost Bezos $42.8 billion, Musk $27.5 billion
Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., on Thursday introduced the “Make Billionaires Pay Act,” which would tax tech’s top leaders tens of billions of dollars in wealth made during the pandemic.
Read MoreCovid-19 Shuttered More Than 1 Million Small Businesses. Here Is How Five Survived.
Should you pivot to get through the crisis or stay the course? Here are five lessons from small businesses roiled by a global pandemic.
Read MoreStarbucks, PepsiCo, and BMW partner to fix a global problem worth trillions
To understand the vulnerabilities of the global movement of goods, think about toilet paper and face masks.
Read MoreCapitalism Can Make It Rain For Those Who Need It Most
When he was a child, Roosevelt Giles wanted to make it rain every day. He prayed for rain. It was his salvation.
Read MoreUniversal basic income gains momentum in America
Paying for it remains another matter
Read MoreDoes Democratic Socialism Work Any Better Than Totalitarian Socialism? Well
Simply put, there is less prosperity in nations with big government compared to nations with small government.
Read MoreWill Uber shut down in California? CEO Dara Khosrowshahi threatens just that
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi this morning notified us that the ride-hailing company could shut down for several months if forced to classify its drivers as employees rather than freelancers.
Read MoreEducator wins award for teaching students to run a business
GROSSE POINTE PARK — For the past three years, Susan Howey and her fourth-grade students at Trombly Elementary School have owned and operated the successful business Fan Faces.
Read MoreOn Rob Lowe’s Podcast, Mike Myers Perfectly Expresses The Beauty Of The American Dream
According to Mike Myers, cynicism and hopelessness are not in America’s nature.
Read MoreThis number shows a stunning reversal in the chances of Main Street’s survival
The pandemic is still raging on in the U.S., yet 64% of small business owners on Main Street are confident that they can survive for more than a year under current conditions, the Q3 CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey revealed.
Read MoreThe Rescues Ruining Capitalism
Easy money and constant stimulus have undermined the basic dynamics ofthe free market. We’ve paid the price in low growth and productivity,falling entrepreneurship and rising inequality.
Read MoreHere’s Every Democrat Who Supports Ocasio-Cortez’s Crazy “Green New Deal”
This post is updated regularly by ATR and was last updated on 3/12/2019. Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has finally made the details of the “Green New Deal” public. The highlights include ending the use of fossil fuels by 2030, decommissioning every nuclear power plant in the next ten years, ending air travel, mandating all new jobs be unionized,
Read MoreYou Can See America’s Future Under Socialism, And It Isn’t Pretty
Socialism: If there was one idea that you could say dominates today’s Democratic Party, it could be summed up in one word: Socialism. Many Democrats, from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, embrace some form of socialism, soft or hard. But what, you might ask, would America look like under socialism? Now
Read More5 ways Bernie Sanders-style socialism would hurt the US economy
During his presidential announcement speech earlier this month, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., attacked the “military industrial complex” and the “prison industrial complex” but he failed to mention that his entire campaign is predicated on further empowering the bureaucratic industrial complex.
Read MoreHow much AOC’s Green New Deal could cost the average American household
The Green New Deal, pioneered by progressive Democrats like New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, could end up costing taxpayers a significant chunk of cash if it were implemented. A new study released by libertarian think tank The Competitive Enterprise Institute and Power the Future (which was launched by an alum of the Charles Koch Institute) found that the average American household
Read MoreOn capitalism and the common good
The following is an excerpt from The G-File, Jonah Goldberg’s twice-weekly newsletter for The Dispatch (find it here). In this G-File, Jonah responds to the growing chorus of conservative writers, scholars, and policymakers advocating a more statist understanding of conservatism, exemplified most recently by Adrian Vermeule’s essay in The Atlantic, “Beyond Originalism.”
Read MoreFree enterprise, not government bureaucracy, is returning Americans to space | Commentary
On Wednesday, American astronauts are scheduled to finally launch into space once again from American soil on an American rocket, something that hasn’t happened since July 2011, when the space shuttle flew its last mission. What’s really remarkable is that they will be flying a rocket designed, built and operated by a private company —
Read MoreFour Cheers for Capitalism in a Time of COVID
When future historians tell the story of this pandemic, I hope American capitalism is not so despised and maligned by the professoriate that they leave out the pivotal role private enterprise and individual autonomy played, not just in slowing and ultimately defeating the virus, but in getting the country back to work. It was individual Americans
Read MoreAdvancing Economic Freedom Is Key to Ensuring America’s Economic Rebound
Having recently unveiled its final report, The Heritage Foundation’s National Coronavirus Recovery Commission offered a clear pathway to America’s economic rebound with specific, actionable recommendations for policymakers. Highlighting the interwoven critical linkage between good public health policy and sound economic policy, the commission’s final report underscored the importance of economic freedom to our recovery efforts:
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