Big Ideas
These stories are conceptual--food for thought.
- Congress to Healthcare Market: Drop Dead Mark J. Perry 11/13/2009
- Government-based overhaul has completely monopolized the debate on healthcare. Here are seven examples of successful market-based healthcare alternatives that you should know about.
- Economic Prosperity: A Step of Faith Joseph Loconte 11/11/2009
- There is a strong relationship between economic prosperity and religious liberty.
- The Berlin Wall, 20 Years Later Steven F. Hayward 11/09/2009
- The occasion of remembering the fall of the Wall is a fitting time to recall the broader sweep of events that surrounded it.
- The Road From Serfdom Marian L. Tupy 11/07/2009
- Given the renewed interest in alternatives to capitalism, it is perhaps appropriate to recall the last time that socialism was tried with real gusto.
- How Prosperous Are We? Roger Bate 11/03/2009
- The Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index goes a long way toward addressing shortcomings in other measurements of people’s well-being around the world.
- The End of Giving Till It Hurts Leslie Lenkowsky 10/29/2009
- Among Irving Kristol’s many accomplishments was the little-known role he played in transforming American philanthropy.
- Coase vs. the Neo-Progressives Jeff Eisenach and Adam Thierer 10/28/2009
- Fifty years ago this month a seminal paper challenged the prevailing intellectual orthodoxy on markets, technology, and regulation. We would be wise to revisit it today.
- Are Liberals Smarter Than Conservatives? Jason Richwine 10/21/2009
- What if we could know, scientifically, that one side has the edge in brainpower? Should that change how we think about political issues?
- Greed Is Not Good, and It’s Not Capitalism Jay W. Richards 10/15/2009
- Capitalism doesn’t need greed. What capitalism does need is human creativity and initiative.
- Green Revolution in the Balance Jon Entine 10/03/2009
- A battle is developing over food security and research into bio-engineered crops is in the crosshairs.