Capitalism
How Abundance Echoes the DOGE Narrative
The abundance movement, which seeks to lift the burden of inefficient regulation off the private sector to unleash equitable growth, has become the policy platform for many liberals. Dylan Gyauch-Lewis argues that the movement fails to account for the costs of externalities that many of the regulations it derides seek to address.
Dismantling Transnational Anti-Corruption Framework Is Dangerous and Costly
Gary Kalman writes that actions under the second Trump administration to dismantle recent anti-corruption initiatives, including those pioneered during the first Trump administration, will cost dearly the American and global economy and enable many of the nefarious actors President Trump has publicly admonished.
Why Blue Collars Went Red
The following is an excerpt from Joan Williams' new book, “Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back,” now out at St. Martin's Press.
American Capitalism Must Reorient Toward the Long Term
David J. Teece and Aurelien Portuese argue that short-term thinking in American corporate governance, antitrust, and regulation is hampering American innovation and success even as other countries invest in their firms to dominate frontier markets.
The Political Economy of Populism in India
Louise Tillin explores the sources of populism in India, its recent developments, and what this means for the country’s 2024 general election, which begins April 19 and ends June 1.
To Build an Equitable Economy, We Must Understand Capitalism’s Racist Heritage
American capitalism was built on racial exploitation, from the enslavement of Black people to institutionalized discrimination and its structural impact on our nation’s economic...
The Year’s Top 5 Capitalisn’t Podcast Episodes
This year's top five most-downloaded episodes of Capitalisn't ranged from discussions of private equity and inflation to Capitalism itself. Download these episodes ahead of...
Capitalism Does Not Require a Tradeoff Between Planet and Profit
Critics of capitalism claim that the economic system incorrigibly encourages the exploitation of the planet and is thus incompatible with efforts to mitigate climate...
How Austerity Emerged after World War I to Preserve Capitalism
In this excerpt of a new book, The Capital Order, Clara Mattei traces the origins of austerity to the period just after World War...
How Does Party-State Capitalism In China Interact With Global Capitalism?
Excerpted from The China Questions 2: Critical Insights Into Us-China Relations, edited by Maria Adele Carrai, Jennifer Rudolph, and Michael Szonyi, published by Harvard...
