The United States Postal Service (USPS) has long been a part of American history. In fact, the organization traces its history all the way back to Ben Franklin and the Second Continental Congress. However, due to the Internet, the USPS may soon be defunct.
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On Fridays, we bring you the best of our blog and the best of the web. This week's roundup includes answers to popular economic myths, the story of free enterprise, theology’s advice to economics and more. |
As China, India, Russia and other countries have become more attractive places to invest, the United States has watched its share of foreign direct investment (FDI) rapidly decline—from 41% in 1999 to under 20% today. |
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The education policy world is buzzing with a new Hollywood movie out that, for once, celebrates the plight of the underdog as she faces a bureaucratic machine. Movies and TV tend to paint corporations as the big, evil Goliath. |
Welcome to another jam-packed episode of Values & Capitalism's podcast! Three guests means three times the entertainment, right? Pretty sure that math adds up. |
It is all too often that the case for capitalism is made in the wrong way to the wrong audience. Our first mistake is failing to reach and relate to those who find our claims dubious. On its face, capitalism can appear cold and calculating. |
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Last Thursday's AEI panel on "The Joy of Capitalism" reheated my enthusiasm for free markets with a foray into a classic text paired with insights fresh from the entrepreneurial oven. The evening offered an updated look at theologian Michael Novak's 30-year-old magnum opus, "The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism" and introduced two enterprising peers. 1 Comment |
On Fridays, we bring you the best of our blog and the best of the web. This week's roundup includes perspectives on the importance and value of free enterprise from theologian Michael Novak, actor John O’Hurley, Gov. Mitt Romney and more. |
Jay Richards recently answered questions for Values & Capitalism related to economic myths, the morality of budgets, matching good principles with good policy, and more. |