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^{Jay W. Richards
August 11, 2012
Free Enterprise, Politics}

Paul Ryan on the Indivisibility of the Social and the Fiscal

_{Jay W. Richards
August 11, 2012
Free Enterprise, Politics}

If you want a quick sample of how Ryan thinks, this article is a good place to start. Read More ›

^{Tessa Rath
August 2, 2012
Free Enterprise}

Is Capitalism the Problem or the Solution? This Tuesday, Ask Dr. Jay Richards

_{Tessa Rath
August 2, 2012
Free Enterprise}

We at the Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth, Poverty, and Morality aim to show that economic freedom is more than a necessary--or unnecessary--evil. The essence of the free market is not mere conflict, but collaboration, creation, and ultimately beneficial competition. Read More ›

^{Alex Lykken
July 9, 2012
Free Enterprise, Politics}

“A Nation of Takers”?

_{Alex Lykken
July 9, 2012
Free Enterprise, Politics}

That's how Nicholas Eberstadt described us, anyway, at an AEI event recently. He cites some pretty startling statistics to back it up. Read More ›

Small tractor spraying the chemicals on the field, aerial view

^{Jay W. Richards
February 10, 2012
Community, Free Enterprise}

Small is Beautiful, ‘cept when it isn’t

_{Jay W. Richards
February 10, 2012
Community, Free Enterprise}

My friend Jordan Ballor has a great piece about conservative fusionism, and in particular, the tensions between market oriented and communitarian oriented conservatives. He focuses on the special case of Rod Dreher, Crunchy Con author who recently moved to a small town in Louisiana. Read More ›

^{Jay W. Richards
February 9, 2012
Free Enterprise, Politics, Wealth Creation}

Medved on Deserving vs. Undeserving Rich

_{Jay W. Richards
February 9, 2012
Free Enterprise, Politics, Wealth Creation}

The Obama administration and its media allies are doing what they can to fan the flames of class conflict. Some recent pollssuggest the campaign is having an effect on public opinion. But Michael Medved digs a little deeper into the data, and argues that Americans don’t generally dislike the “rich,” but rather, the undeserving rich: The biggest challenge for Mitt Romney isn’t that America hates the rich; it’s that the public hates the undeserving rich, anddeeply resents privileged punks and politically connected connivers who never performed constructive service to make their millions. This is an important distinction, reminiscent of Arthur Brooks’s distinction between “earned” and “unearned” success.

^{Jay W. Richards
February 6, 2012
Free Enterprise}

Greed Is Not Lovable

_{Jay W. Richards
February 6, 2012
Free Enterprise}

I have always enjoyed the writings of Walter Williams; but on one topic, he gets it completely wrong.

Hong Kong is Number One

_{Jay W. Richards
February 5, 2012
Free Enterprise}

Sure, Hong Kong is not number one on every scale, but year after year, this former British Protectorate that is now part of the People's Republic of China, gets first place in the Index of Economic Freedom. (The US has dropped to tenth place.) Read More ›