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Government Is The Main Problem, Say A Record Number Of Americans.

March 3, 2019

All told, it’s a pretty strange time for conservatives suddenly to decide they like government, and the worst imaginable time for the Left to celebrate the state as never before. Based on the attitudes of the public alone, we ought to be seeing the opposite from both sides.

No-One Likes Public Transportation. Happily, Capitalism Is Helping Us Escape From It.

March 2, 2019

But what transit advocates forget to mention is that, no matter how hard officials try to modernize the system, a government-run service will always have a major disadvantage when it comes to the market. And that’s because companies and entrepreneurs respond to real needs, providing a service where there’s a demand.

The Government Has Outsourced The Police State To Google, A Multinational Enterprise With No Allegiance To Americans.

February 28, 2019

That’s the way human society, successful ones, have always been organized. If you reap the benefits, you have to take the risks. And we’ve disaggregated risk from benefits all up and down our society, the banking sector, most famously, but also in our political sector and our tech sector.

The Man Who Found Honor and Humor in Dirty Jobs.

February 27, 2019

Rowe's hero is his maternal grandfather who "dropped out of the eighth grade to work. He had to. By the time he was 30, he was a master electrician, plumber, carpenter, mason, mechanic. That guy was, to me, a magician."

Socialists Can Build An Airplane But They Can’t Read And Respond To Market Signals To Keep It Flying.

February 26, 2019

Today, socialism means projects of unusual government ambition, built on our globally shared capitalist technological and commercial base. The A380 was exactly such a project. Underwritten by massive European government subsidies, the plane was an engineering sensation. Now it’s kaput. What technological and commercial realities would its sponsors have had to overrule to assure its success?

Once Democratically Chosen, There Is No Reversing Socialism.

February 24, 2019

The logic of central planning undermines the institutions and the spirit of liberty. By concentrating power and decision-making in the hands of those in government, socialist central planning first weakens and then eliminates autonomous centers of choice and association.

Why I Hope Maduro Wins And North Korea Keeps Its Nukes.

February 23, 2019

Of course we should want everyone to be free from oppression, and of course we should want the world to be free of nuclear weapons. But we shouldn’t support the toppling of foreign governments by a power whose consistent record of disastrous regime change interventionism is established beyond a doubt.

Who Will Make The Case For Capitalism. It Certainly Won’t Be The Republican Party (Or The Wall Street Journal).

February 22, 2019

If we are able to intellectually interconnect the world of customers with the world of entrepreneurs, the people who are the creators of new value in society, we will be able to raise the understanding of how entrepreneurs change the world for the better in accordance with customer wishes.

Billionaires Already Gave Their Fair Share.

February 21, 2019

Those politicians and commentators who push the idea that billionaires need to “give back” or pay their fair share do not understand that there is nothing to “give back” and that the “fair share” has already been contributed to society. A fair exchange took place; value for value, with the capitalist giving a good or service and the consumer reciprocating with a transfer of funds.

The Poetic Justice Warrior Society Manifesto

February 20, 2019

The Poetic Justice Warrior Society exists to promote the innate talents, aspirations, and determination all human beings possess. We honor those who go before us, who inspire us with their work ethic and achievements, and who were essential in creating the lives of comfort and opportunity we enjoy today wherever capitalism is practiced. We focus on the economic way of voluntarily serving others through entrepreneurship, which is the process of converting scientific discovery into mass produced inventions that enrich the lives of everyone.

Economic Illiteracy Is Behind The Call For “Paycheck Fairness”.

February 18, 2019

True “paycheck fairness” is only possible in a market that is open to all, and where participation is both voluntary and unrestricted. That is, in Oppenheimer’s words, where the economic means prevail and the political means have been abolished and forgotten.

Why The Market Is The Only Reliable Pollster.

February 17, 2019

Because opinion polls do not reveal people’s constrained wants, it is illegitimate to use polls to guide government policy-making. But what are elections if not polls? In elections as in polls, no individual’s vote determines policy outcomes. Therefore, voters typically vote with less prudence and shrewdness.

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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.

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