How the French state eats up the well-being of its people

The billions spent by the European Central Bank are not going to save the labor markets of Italy and France. This is proven by figures from the everyday business world. 

Capitalism is Good for the Poor – and for the Environment

The wealth-creating dynamic of capitalism remains widely misunderstood. Few know that it is also the solution to our environmental problems. The imbalance of capitalism today, on the other hand, is caused by politics.

Young entrepreneurs and the challenges they face

Economist and young entrepreneur Agostina Lorenzini talks about the challenges facing young entrepreneurs and about practical issues concerning product price and costs.

Crony Capitalism: Feature or Bug?

“Crony capitalism” – the entanglement of big business and big government – is not the capitalism of the free market. Kishore Jayabalan (Acton Institute) provocatively asks whether it is inherent in capitalism.

The environment, free markets and Catholic social teaching

Philip Booth (St. Mary’s University) at the Austrian Academy points out that the more natural resources are in private hands, the more environmentally friendly they are used.

Inequality is Shrinking: Branko Milanović Disagrees with Oxfam

Every year the Oxfam report makes sensational headlines. The tenor: global inequality is increasing. 26 billionaires would own as much as the 3.8 billion poorest people in the world. Leading inequality specialist Branko Milanović unmasks Oxfam’s alarmism as misleading.