Capitalism is not, as its defenders like to claim, defined by “free” or “private” enterprises. Likewise, “free” or “unregulated” markets do not define capitalism. Politics and ideology drive its ...

The question ‘what is capitalism’ is a sincere one. Critiques of our present situation very often say the problem is capitalism. This is usually done without defining the term. Nonetheless, people ...

It is indeed true, in one specific sense, that we can say that capitalism causes poverty. It's also equally true that the statement "capitalism causes poverty" is entirely wrong given the way that it ...

The essayist Eula Biss focuses her new book on what seems to be a simple question. What is capitalism? For her, the answer to that question is complicated and elusive and comes in the form of short, ...

World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues, Vol. 5, No. 2 (APRIL-JUNE 2001), pp. 59-74 (16 pages) To assure continuity and its contribution to human welfare in the rapidly changing ...

And the dish ran away with the spoon. Children know instinctively that fables and nursery rhymes, such as this one from Mother Goose’s Melody, are not intended to be taken seriously. There are adults, ...

The 2020 U.S. presidential election may be 18 months away, but the capitalism vs. socialism debate has been at the forefront amongst the younger generation and Democratic presidential candidates.

S ince our country was founded in 1776, its unique brand of capitalism has evolved over time to become a great engine for change, according to The Wall Street Journal’s editor Emma Tucker as she ...