Weaponized Altruism A Change In Course? Typically, I use these papers as an opportunity to bash materialism or blind faith in human might and entrepreneurial ability, and I usually do so to promote the

Creation and Destruction Creation The episode that we watched today, "The New Machine" of the History Channel's "The Men Who Built America" specifically focuses on the downfall of the

Tradition and the Entrepreneur Traditional Society The fact that traditional society was upheld by force and involuntary standards is no secret. This is often portrayed as grey, drab, grim, impoverished,

The Law and Society State Interventions Typically when one thinks of the words "state interventions," markets and businesses and commerce and exchange come to mind. It is what libertarians and

Poisoning the Market A Free Market for Health Care This podcast, Econtalk, was very basic in terms of applying simple economic thought and common sense to the health industry. While I'm sure this is shocking

It Shouldn't Be Done The Film They Say It Can't Be Done is a film detailing the "wonders" that can be brought about by entrepreneurial activity and innovation, or so it seems at the outset. The

As often gets pointed out by economic historians, right before the climax of the Industrial Revolution, the English world saw a shift in mentality, and this is illustrated perfectly in The Founder. Image

I recently watched the movie Tucker: The Man and His Dream, and regardless of the normal film analysis, it does an expert job at describing how disorderly and stifling direct state action and the resulting

The movie Joy (2015) tells the story of a talented woman who grows up in a thoroughly broken home, gets into an equally broken marriage, then, after years, becomes a successful entrepreneur. After viewing