"There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
Relating to the performance of capitalist free-markets
A collective life under socialism. (Of course, Bernie Sanders would say this is capitalism!) The Last Judgement, Hell By Fra Angelico (circa 1395–1455) – The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der … Read More
Standard Oil stock certificate from 1896 – A share of wealth Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Rjensen at English Wikipedia This is the fourth essay in a series of posts on the … Read More
Claim checks on wealth. Image Credit: Freeimages.com/Jon Syverson This is the third part of a series of posts on the effects of Capitalism on the culture of … Read More
Economic Temptation: Is this the danger posed by capitalism? (c) Can Stock Photo I will now continue the discussion of how desirable capitalism is as an economic system in our … Read More
Greed – Is this all there is with capitalism? (c) Can Stock Photo This essay has been inspired by notions concerning capitalism I have heard or read from a number … Read More
Adam Smith, the builder of a majestic Gothic cathedral of economic thought. by John Kay (1742-1826)/Library of Congress (PD-1996) This is the second of two posts on the applicability of … Read More
Idols of Capitalism in front of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Germany, a high temple of Capitalism Wikimedia Commons/Eva K. Since we looked at the various meanings people give to the … Read More
Lamartine, before the Hotel de Ville, Paris rejects the red flag of revolution and socialism on Feb. 25, 1848. By Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux , Public Domain Late yesterday, while … Read More
Sir Winston S. Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Library of Congress/United Nations Information Office “Socialism is the philosophy … Read More
All a capitalist cares about? Photo Credit: Freeimages.com/Fernando Mengoni There are many such as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Bill Gates, … Read More
I was inspired to write this post by a person named Cai in a comment on Clouds and Global Warming. Not that the suggestive part of Cai’s comment had anything to … Read More
Typical grocery store queue in Vilnius, Lithuania, USSR in 1990. Note the bare shelves. Photo Credit: Reddit/HistoryPorn Yesterday I published a post in which I viewed with alarm the rise … Read More
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Photo Credit: Wickimedia Commons/Nick Solari This morning I read a very disturbing article by David Harsanyi on the federalist.com entitled “Bernie … Read More
Although it might not be immediately obvious to you, the law of supply and demand implies one of the most important functions of money. Everyone knows money serves as a … Read More
The Muir portrait of the Scottish moral philosopher Adam Smith, the discoverer of the Law of Supply and Demand. Wikimedia Commons / Scottish National Gallery In this post I will … Read More
