Monthly Archives: August 2020

KOMMONSENTSJANE – Myths about Capitalism

Originally posted on International Liberty:
In addition to his side job as Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Economics Department at Harvard University, Jeff Miron is Director of Economic Studies at the Cato Institute. He’s also the narrator of this…

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KOMMONSENTSJANE – In the Debate over Capitalism and Morality, the Score Is: Walter Williams 1 – Pope Francis 0

Originally posted on International Liberty:
The biggest mistake of well-meaning leftists is that they place too much value on good intentions and don’t seem to care nearly as much about good results. Pope Francis is an example of this unfortunate…

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KOMMONSENTSJANE – The Case for Capitalism, Part II.

Originally posted on International Liberty:
Yesterday, in Part I of this series, we enjoyed a video from the U.K.-based Centre for Economic Education, about how capitalism lifted the world from deprivation and oppression (also see videos by Don Boudreaux and Deirdre McCloskey).…

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KOMMONSENTSJANE – The Case for Capitalism, Part I

Originally posted on International Liberty:
This video from Dan Hannan crams 10,000 years of human history into 5 minutes. We learn about the “stationary bandit” of government and find out how our ancestors endured pervasive oppression and misery. But there’s…

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