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^{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 ›

^{Bill Walton
February 27, 2019
Free Enterprise}

The Bill Walton Show: How American Medical Insurance has Failed to Keep Pace with Modern Medicine with John Steele Gordon

_{Bill Walton
February 27, 2019
Free Enterprise}

Did you know there was no health insurance until 1930 and that 90 percent of today’s medical care did not even exist in 1950? Yet, health insurance has not evolved to match the innovation or the demand. On this week’s edition of “The Bill Walton Show,” economic author John Steele Gordon and I discuss how our antiquated health insurance system has utterly failed to keep pace with modern medicine, how our healthcare system became such a tangled, costly mess and where we can find simple, free market solutions. Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
March 8, 2018
Free Enterprise}

A Lively Discussion on Trade and Protectionism

_{Bill Walton
March 8, 2018
Free Enterprise}

This will go down in history as the episode of “The Bill Walton Show” where economist John Tamny referred to views I presented as utter nonsense and I called his naïve. No, we haven’t descended into a late-night cable TV news catfight. Anyone who has watched this program for any time knows I could not have more respect for Tamny, a senior fellow in economics at Reason Foundation, and his unique insights into economics, trade, and policy—and that he’s one of my favorite people. But the language we both chose in what was an entirely pleasant conversation perhaps reflects the sharp differences that are emerging even on the pro-market side about the trade practices of President Donald Trump. I had Read More ›