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We Ordinary Americans Are Fabulously Rich And Getting Richer. We Take It For Granted (And Sometimes Complain).

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Plastic Bags Help The Environment. Banning Them Serves No Purpose, Except For Activists To Lord It Over The Rest Of Us.

Once discarded, they take up little room in landfills. They don’t release greenhouse gases like decomposing paper and cotton bags. The plastic bags’ tiny quantity of carbon goes back underground, where it can be safely sequestered from the atmosphere and ocean.

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Why Ayn Rand Laughs - A Survey of Her Ideas for Human Life on Planet Earth

by Mark Shupe

"Roark is laughing at his dismissal from architecture school." Like Kira's character, he also laughing "because to him these obstacles seem small and inconsequential relative to his prospects for achievement and joy." Our country was based on a man's right to the pursuit of happiness. His own happiness. Not anyone else's. A private, personal, selfish motive.

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Why Ayn Rand Laughs — The Las Vegas Democratic Socialism Debate

by Mark Shupe

Democratic socialism is a popular topic in 2018 America, and the Nordic model is frequently hailed as the real-life success story to emulate. Convincing Swedes, Danes, Finns, and Norwegians of that is another story. The real Scandinavian economic success story is brilliant. It occurred in the years 1850-1950, and it was spearheaded by a Renaissance man by the name of Anders Chydenius in 1763.

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Economics Can Draw The Line Beyond Which Politics Can Not Reach. We Must Cultivate Economic Literacy To Maintain The Boundary.

by Per Bylund via [email protected]

Economics must not be relegated to classrooms and statistical offices and must not be left to esoteric circles. It is the philosophy of human life and action and concerns everybody and everything.

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A Little Bit Of Bad Can Destroy An Awful Lot Of Good. Be Sure To Root It Out Of Your Relationships And Your Business.

by John Tamny via realclearmarkets.com

The problem is that “Bad is stronger” than good, so they’re trying to arm the reader with ways to counter what pushes around good. They aim to help the reader “deploy the rational brain to keep bad at bay in both private and public life,” and to even “learn how to stop fights before they can begin.”

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Say's Law - Supply Constitutes Demand - Is The Principle Behind The Entrepreneurial Free Market System. Here's A 10-point Summary.

by Richard M. Salsman via aier.org

Among the many important implications of Say’s Law is that prosperity and economic expansions are supply-side phenomena, a consequence of entrepreneurs, the profit motive, saving, investment and capital accumulation.

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California's Anti-Gig-Worker Law Is A Grave Moral Offense That's Turning Democrats Into Libertarians.

by Erica Sandberg via city-journal.org

I’m more motivated to change this law than anything I’ve ever worked on because it has such a direct and negative impact on peoples’ lives. I believe very deeply in economic freedom, the right to pursue your calling. AB5 is a grave moral offense.

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American Living Standards Have Never Been Better.

by Cullen Roche via Pragmatic Capitalism

The narrative that the US economy is performing poorly and that Capitalism isn’t working for everyone is misconstrued and demonstrably false.

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Now Government Is Going To Tell Us What Fashions We May And May Not Wear. (Hint: Not Prada.)

by Editorial Board at wsj.com

New York City's Commission on Human Rights announced a sweeping settlement with Prada over some of its designs, and the terms threaten artistic expression across the industry.

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About The Center For Individualism

The Center for Individualism exists to revive individualism in America. We seek to be a catalyst for cultural change and a hub for all who aspire to live a self-reliant life. We produce content, curate resources, provide services, and facilitate relationships that empower people to achieve their personal and economic ambitions. Our purpose is to support individuals in building a better life for themselves – and in so doing, to build a better society for all.

Principles History Mission and Vision Initiatives

Adam Smith Knew That Empathy Is The Core Skill In Economics, And, As It Turns Out, Baseball.

Doesn’t It Seem Like An Odd Strategy For Senators To Tell Us Not To Trust Them Or The Supreme Court?

The Hayekian Nature Of The World Cup Penalty Shoot-Out.

Don’t Drain The Swamp, Eliminate The Swamp.

The Individualist

by Hunter Hastings

Poetic Justice Warrior Coach Herb Brooks Played Chess at Lake Placid to Beat the Soviets at Hockey

We Ordinary Americans Are Fabulously Rich And Getting Richer. We Take It For Granted (And Sometimes Complain).

Plastic Bags Help The Environment. Banning Them Serves No Purpose, Except For Activists To Lord It Over The Rest Of Us.

Why Ayn Rand Laughs - A Survey of Her Ideas for Human Life on Planet Earth

Why Ayn Rand Laughs — The Las Vegas Democratic Socialism Debate

Economics Can Draw The Line Beyond Which Politics Can Not Reach. We Must Cultivate Economic Literacy To Maintain The Boundary.

A Little Bit Of Bad Can Destroy An Awful Lot Of Good. Be Sure To Root It Out Of Your Relationships And Your Business.

Say's Law - Supply Constitutes Demand - Is The Principle Behind The Entrepreneurial Free Market System. Here's A 10-point Summary.

California's Anti-Gig-Worker Law Is A Grave Moral Offense That's Turning Democrats Into Libertarians.

American Living Standards Have Never Been Better.

Now Government Is Going To Tell Us What Fashions We May And May Not Wear. (Hint: Not Prada.)

About The Center For Individualism

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