Fueled by Trust: Why the free-market system doesn’t depend on greed Camryn Zeller | March 9, 2020 | Blog Contributor When most people think of free markets, their first inclinations do not usually fall to their recent trip to the grocery store or to a conversation they had at the farmers market. Many instead characterize free enterprise as an engine of exploitation and inequality... Read More Camryn Zeller Camryn Zeller was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a junior at Hope College where she studies economics, political science, and math.
Greed vs. Capitalism in “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” Tyler O'Neil | January 6, 2015 | Society “Don’t underestimate the sickness of gold,” warns the wizard Gandalf. “Dragon sickness penetrates all who enter this mountain—almost all.” The final installment of The Hobbit Trilogy—“The Battle of the Five Armies”—reveals the destructive nature of greed, which... Read More Tyler O'Neil Tyler O'Neil is the Senior Editor of PJ Media and a conservative commentator.
4 Reasons Capitalism Isn’t Defined By Greed Tyler O'Neil | July 22, 2014 | Economics Many think capitalism relies on greed. Ayn Rand wrote about the virtue of selfishness, and Adam Smith insisted that self-interest, not charity, enables the market to work. However, neither Rand nor Smith would say Ebenezer Scrooge is a role model. Why is that? Reason... Read More Tyler O'Neil Tyler O'Neil is the Senior Editor of PJ Media and a conservative commentator.
