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Understanding Capitalism
Capitalism rewards man with profit or punishes him with loss, depending on the merit of his actions. It expresses the freedom and rationality of human nature in an economic system. The capitalist system depends upon private property rights, the freedom of exchange and contract, sound money, and the rule of law that supports all of these through formal and informal structures. Such a system encourages innovation and morality along with economic prosperity.
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Why Patriots’ Day Deserves Our Celebration
April 17, 2025
Two hundred and fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, a spark ignited in the American colonies—a spark so momentous, so defiant that it changed the course of history. That morning a single shot—nobody knows who took the first shot or even which side—cracked the dawn air. Blood spilled, and the American Revolution began. It is what Massachusetts honors on its Patriots’ Day holiday, first proclaimed b...
Why Free Government Is So Rare
April 10, 2025
I used to wonder why the American Revolution—with its unique emphasis on natural rights and free government—happened here in America and nowhere else, and at no other time in history. What was it about the American Founding where, to quote Abraham Lincoln, we find “a race of men living in that day” who “were iron men”? Why do we find those iron men during that time? And was it even possible for su...
Exodus and the Problem of Pain
April 3, 2025
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egypt? . . . Suppose they will not believe me, nor listen to my plea? . . . I have never been eloquent . . . but I am slow of speech and tongue.” (Exodus 3:11 – 4:10) Who could fail to relate to Moses’ hesitation at the burning bush when God commissions him with the staggering task of being the instrume...
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