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Krugman gets Rand Right

Let’s hear it for Paul Krugman! He got Ayn Rand’s views right for once.

Mar 24, 2016
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2 Mins
The Three Best Arguments against Liberal Capitalism

The case for a free society is strong but many remain unconvinced. Why? In this lecture Stephen Hicks presents three of the strongest

Oct 13, 2015
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Stephen Hicks Ph.D.
1 Min
China is Getting Rich and It's Wonderful

If you read about China in the American press, you may read of bad air, or over-building, or ill-treatment of activists, or the Spratly

Jul 31, 2015
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4 Mins
Three Enemies of Capitalism (Part 1)

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Oct 13, 2014
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2 Mins
Bitcoin and the Ayn Rand Imagination

Bitcoin is a digital money sweeping the world and offering some degree of freedom from government currencies. It imitates the scarcity of...

Apr 24, 2014
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5 Mins
Feds Blame JPMorgan in Failure to Catch Madoff

The New York Times headline leapt off the front page: “Criminal Action Is Expected for JPMorgan in Madoff Case.” According to a leak, the

Dec 23, 2013
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James J. Treacy
5 Mins
Cato's HumanProgress.org Quantifies Good News

The Cato Institute has launched a new website, HumanProgress.org , which quantifies the good news that, overall, things are getting better..

Nov 1, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
When Prosecutors Intimidate Witnesses

With their pursuit of investor Steven A. Cohen, federal prosecutors in New York have brought the government’s use of cooperating witnesses

Sep 26, 2013
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James J. Treacy
5 Mins
America’s Productive Fathers: Capitalists Or Crony Capitalists?

In a new article, “Reconsidering Gabriel Kolko: A Half-Century Perspective ,” Robert Bradley, Jr. and Roger Donway explain why libertarians

Sep 17, 2013
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4 Mins
Liberal Capitalism: What Makes it Good?

Atlas Summit 2013 -- What makes free-market capitalism good? Stephen Hicks contends that the arguments in favor of free-market capitalism...

Aug 29, 2013
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2 Mins
VIctor Sperandeo on "The Coming Hyperinflation"

Legendary Wall Street trader Victor Sperandeo presents a compelling, data-driven case that the current U.S. and international monetary

Aug 29, 2013
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2 Mins
Hyperloop: Get Out of the Way!

It's hard for an Objectivist not to be fan of Elon Musk...

Aug 13, 2013
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4 Mins
Paul Krugman: Story Teller

In a recent column, Paul Krugman weighed in for the nth time against free-market-oriented Republicans Rand Paul and Paul Ryan

Aug 13, 2013
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4 Mins
The Apple E-Books Case: When Rescuing an Industry Violates Antitrust

If I’m revolutionizing your whole industry right out of business, do you have to cooperate? If cooperating means letting me sell your...

Jun 21, 2013
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4 Mins
Ethanol Cronies Seek Antitrust Help Against Gasoline Company

Scott Zaremba has been trying to use gasoline as one ingredient in an ethanol product that competes with gasoline. Ethanol lobbyists say....

Mar 21, 2013
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3 Mins
Political Capitalism: Warnings and Reality

With the failure of the Bush/Obama stimulus and scandals with “green jobs” (Solyndra, etc.), crony capitalism has been on the hot seat. Big

Feb 4, 2013
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2 Mins
Milton Friedman and Liberty

Atlas Sumit 2012 -- 2012 is the centenary of the birth of one of the greatest modern defenders of the free society, Milton Friedman...

Feb 4, 2013
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2 Mins
Ruehle Tells Story of Backdated Options, Prosecutorial Misconduct

Americans like to believe. When they hear of some businessman denounced by the media and indicted by a U.S. Attorney, they are likely to say

Nov 12, 2012
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10 Mins
Bill Clinton and the DNC: We're all in this together

"To deal effectively with our problems we must understand, accept, and apply one fundamental, indispensable proposition:… that we’re all in

Sep 10, 2012
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2 Mins
Energy & Environment: The Moral Battle of Our Day

U.S. House of Representatives, August 8, 2008 -- I am Dr. Edward Hudgins, executive director of The Atlas Society, here in Washington, D.C.

Aug 15, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
5 Mins

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