Tag: Private Property
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Self-Interest and Benevolence: Partners, not Antonyms (Part 6)
[Link to Part 5] Co-creators and Partners in Our Own Provision Over the last five posts, I've made the case that economic freedom has generated unprecedented abundance. People acting on what they believe to be in their best interests bid for goods and services, and people acting on their perceived best interest freely choose to…
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Judaic-Christian Roots of Private Property
I found an interesting passage in The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are so Rich and Some so Poor, by noted economic historian David S. Landes. Landes makes these observations concerning the unique development of property rights in Western society. The concept of property rights went back to biblical times and was transmitted…
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“The Gift” Robert Sirico
Acton Commentary: The Gift by Robert Sirico What is a gift? It is something provided to another without expecting or demanding anything in return. It is not an exchange, at least not intentionally. It is a pure provision from you to someone else. In that sense, it is always a sacrifice. We might gain from…