Dr Rainer Zitelmann

New Study Calls into Question the Theory of Rising Inequality

If a thesis is repeated hundreds of times, many people believe it; if it is repeated millions of times, hardly…

3 months ago

Here’s the Country Where Economic Freedom Has Grown the Most Over the Last Two Decades

Vietnam continues to gain economic freedom, as confirmed by the latest edition of the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom…

1 year ago

The Myth That America Prospered After WWII Despite Extremely High Taxes on the Rich

Left-wing politicians who demand higher taxes on the rich argue that the United States has, in the past, prospered when…

1 year ago

Today’s Anti-Capitalists Want to Regulate What You Can Eat, How Often You Drive, and the Size of Your Home

Planned economics is enjoying yet another revival. Climate protection advocates and anti-capitalists are demanding that capitalism be abolished and replaced…

1 year ago

It’s Not Kooky to Say Anti-Capitalists Are Using Climate Change as a Pretext for a Planned Economy When They Come Out and Say It

World leaders met in Egypt recently to discuss climate change. This time, the focus was on the demands of poor…

1 year ago

John Mackey: ‘Capitalism Is the Greatest Thing Mankind Has Ever Done’

On October 14, LibertyCON kicked off with an interview between Students for Liberty CEO Wolf von Laer and John Mackey,…

2 years ago

Why Pollution Was so Much Worse in East Germany Than West Germany

At a July public screening of the documentary Life Behind the Berlin Wall, viewers were informed that citizens of East…

2 years ago

Will Capitalist Chile Go the Same Way as Venezuela?

Chile was long regarded as a model capitalist country in South America. In the Human Development Index 2022, Chile ranks…

2 years ago

How Ukraine Could Become the Most Libertarian Country in the World Once Peace Is Achieved

In Ukraine, libertarian think tanks and politicians are already making plans for the period after the war. The future of…

2 years ago

Is It Time to Ditch the Word Capitalism? Not so Fast

“Why do you always talk about capitalism and not the market economy? The mere mention of the word capitalism turns…

2 years ago

How Hitler Became a Believer in the State-Planned Economy

Probably the most important and most controversial question we face in the interpretation of Adolf Hitler’s economic concepts is the…

2 years ago

Are There Really so Many Millionaires Asking to Pay More in Taxes?

Every year, a few vocal multimillionaires and billionaires publicly announce that there is nothing they would like more than to…

2 years ago

The Countries With the Cleanest Environments in the World Are Also the Most Economically Free, Research Shows

One of the most frequently raised arguments against capitalism is that it is the primary driver of environmental pollution and…

2 years ago

What I Learned about Victimhood While Writing a Book on Successful People With Disabilities

Take a second or two to think about successful people with disabilities. How many names from the fields of politics,…

3 years ago

Meet the Man Man Who Made Milton Friedman a Star

Television producer Bob Chitester passed away on May 8 after a seven-year battle with cancer. He was 83. The Wall Street…

3 years ago