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^{Tessa Rath

April 18, 2014

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George Gilder Responds: What is the Impact of Raising Taxes on the Wealthy?

_{Tessa Rath

April 18, 2014

Free Enterprise, Wealth Creation}

Why Capitalism Works: A New Course from Prager University

_{George Gilder

March 12, 2014

Free Enterprise}

A short economics lecture from Senior Fellow George Gilder, titled "Why Capitalism Works." In it, Gilder explains the genius of capitalism: that it channels self-interest into altruism. In a free market economy, "Entrepreneurs can only help themselves by helping others." Read More ›

^{Tessa Rath

September 11, 2012

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We Need Your Input: What Would You Ask George Gilder?

_{Tessa Rath

September 11, 2012

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Tweet your question to @artofcapitalism by the end of the day tomorrow, Wednesday, September 12, and it may be picked for George to respond to in a video.
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^{Tessa Rath

September 4, 2012

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Great Forbes Review of New Wealth and Poverty

_{Tessa Rath

September 4, 2012

Free Enterprise, Wealth Creation}

Thirty years ago Wealth and Poverty challenged not just the governing elite, whose policies had yielded an economy similarly feeble to today's, but also tweaked conservatives, who focused more on balanced budgets and trade ledgers, rather than innovation and growth, as the key metrics of economic virtue. Read More ›

^{Tessa Rath

August 22, 2012

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George Gilder’s Classic Wealth & Poverty Reissued For A New Generation

_{Tessa Rath

August 22, 2012

Free Enterprise, Wealth Creation}

Earlier this week, CWPM chair George Gilder released an updated edition of his classic Wealth and Poverty. We are pleased to introduce Wealth and Poverty: A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century (Regnery Publishing), which includes an all-new foreword by Steve Forbes. It was the guidebook to the Reagan Recovery; now it's updated to tackle today's problems. Read More ›

^{Jay W. Richards

August 15, 2012

Free Enterprise, Politics, Wealth Creation}

“Ask a Capitalist” Q&A Recap

_{Jay W. Richards

August 15, 2012

Free Enterprise, Politics, Wealth Creation}

Last week I had a lot of fun hosting "Ask A Capitalist," an hour-long question and answer session via Twitter. Read More ›

^{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

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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 ›

^{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.