Free Enterprise

Safe-haven currency for investment, financial concept : US 100 USD dollar banknotes on a table, depict most popular asset for central bank reserve / global money for using or paying debt in the world

^{Nathan Lewis
November 23, 2021
Free Enterprise}

What’s Wrong with “Neoliberal Economics”?

_{Nathan Lewis
November 23, 2021
Free Enterprise}

As a member of the “supply side” branch of modern classical economics, I might be labeled a “neoliberal economist” by some. But, there are important points at which common “neoliberal” economics fails badly, and which give rise to much-deserved criticism. Read More ›

^{George Gilder
October 14, 2021
Free Enterprise}

Life After Capitalism

_{George Gilder
October 14, 2021
Free Enterprise}

Anyone determined to provide a “new economics” must haul a heavy burden of proof up a steep slope of professional resistance. At the summits of academic prestige, economics presents a Delphic façade of math and marble. Read More ›

^{Nathan Lewis
October 1, 2021
Free Enterprise}

Prescription Drugs Should Be Almost Free, And Actually, They Already Are

_{Nathan Lewis
October 1, 2021
Free Enterprise}

For a long time, people have been debating drug prices in the United States. This is stupid. Today, about 90% of all prescriptions are for generic drugs. Probably, the percentage should be higher than this (it is 97% in China). Generic prescription drugs should be like Tylenol — almost free. Actually, they already are almost free. Read More ›

^{Gale Pooley and Marian Tupy
October 13, 2020
Free Enterprise, Growth}

Revisiting the Simon-Ehrlich Wager 40 Years On

_{Gale Pooley and Marian Tupy
October 13, 2020
Free Enterprise, Growth}

And so, as you listen to the purveyors of doom on the television and the radio, and read apocalyptic predictions of humanity’s future on Twitter and in the newspapers, bear in mind that with every hungry mouth comes a pair of hands and a brain capable of thought, planning, and innovation. Read More ›

Fellows and Students at the 2020 Gilder Fellows Virtual Seminar in Seattle, WA

^{George Gilder
August 6, 2020
Free Enterprise}

Gilder Fellows Seminar a Virtual Success

_{George Gilder
August 6, 2020
Free Enterprise}

George Gilder reflects on his experience at this year's Gilder Fellowship. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
May 6, 2020
Faith & Economics, Free Enterprise, Growth, Politics, Poverty}

Economics in the Age of Trump

_{Christopher Rufo
May 6, 2020
Faith & Economics, Free Enterprise, Growth, Politics, Poverty}

Policy maverick Oren Cass challenges the orthodoxy of “growth for growth’s sake.” Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
May 13, 2019
Free Enterprise}

Steve Forbes Podcast with George Gilder: The Creativity of Capitalism and the Post-Google Era

_{Discovery Institute
May 13, 2019
Free Enterprise}

Discovery co-founder George Gilder sat down with Steve Forbes on Forbes’s podcast What’s Ahead. There are not many minds that have been able to predict what’s ahead quite like Gilder who has proven to be a true visionary in economics and tech. In this conversation with Forbes, Gilder discusses his new book Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy, and unpacks what he calls the “cryptocosm”. Gilder discounts many of the pessimistic pundits and instead foresees a future rife with flourishing innovation. What’s more, the cryptocosm will put you in charge of your data!

^{Discovery Institute
March 27, 2019
Free Enterprise}

Jay Richards Debates: “Is it Time to Try Socialism?”

_{Discovery Institute
March 27, 2019
Free Enterprise}

Jay Richards, professor at The Catholic University of America and Discovery Institute Senior Fellow, and Bhaskar Sunkara of Jacobin Magazine debate the merits of socialism.

^{Bill Walton
March 20, 2019
Free Enterprise, Wealth Creation}

The Bill Walton Show: “Burn the Business Plan” with Carl Schramm

_{Bill Walton
March 20, 2019
Free Enterprise, Wealth Creation}

An entire industry – mostly government-funded – has sprung up around the idea of creating entrepreneurs. Don’t buy any of it. Don’t buy college. Don’t buy business incubators. Don’t buy mentors – you probably know more about what it takes to succeed in your business than they do. Start the business. Read More ›

Businessman on blurred background using digital artificial intelligence interface 3D rendering

^{Jay W. Richards
March 15, 2019
Free Enterprise}

Universal Basic Income? Fear of AI Fuels a New Argument for Socialism

_{Jay W. Richards
March 15, 2019
Free Enterprise}

With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democratic candidates for president floating wilder trial balloons than a psychedelic circus, I’m surprised they have not (yet) picked up on the universal basic income (UBI). The UBI (guaranteed income for employable people who choose not to work) is far and away the favorite “solution” among those strong AI enthusiasts who expect machines to replace human work. They expect vast swaths of the country to be out of work for good. So far, the only candidate plugging UBI is entrepreneur Andrew Yang. Yang is more idea-oriented than his Democratic opponents and he has made UBI central to his presidential campaign in the key state of Iowa. His plan would offer $1,000 a month per person. I suspect it’s only a matter of time before other Democratic candidates pick up on this platform plank, on the assumption that their likely voters will imagine it as free money. Read More ›