capitalism

SUNY Students Discover Capitalism = Conservation

At a college dedicated to environmental science and forestry in a very liberal state, CFACT Collegian Tatiana Romero brought a message students rarely hear in class: only capitalism can save the environment, not the government. On April 14, Tatiana hosted a “Free Market Conservation” tabling event at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, engaging students with examples of practical environmental solutions that come from private enterprise rather than government mandates. Her table featured CFACT flyers, stickers, and physical examples of market-driven tools and products, literally putting the truth in the hands of curious students. Many [...]

By Nate Myers |2026-05-21T18:36:59-04:00May 21st, 2026|Comments Off

ESG and stakeholder capitalism: A necessary deconstruction

The battle to save shareholder capitalism can be won. These three books help bring that victory closer.

By Rupert Darwall |2024-06-26T09:00:11-04:00June 25th, 2024|Comments Off

Report: Biden climate policies turning America into authoritarian capitalism

CFACT's Peter Murphy published a repoert at REal Clear Energy: “The U.S. will increasingly emulate the Chinese mode of ‘authoritarian capitalism’ with fewer limits to government power and reduced economic freedom.

By CFACT |2021-08-13T23:22:20-04:00August 13th, 2021|Comments Off

South Americans need economic reform before they become the next Cuba or Venezuela

Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina are all in an ideal position to make a transition to a capitalistic economy and they must not wait for things to get worse.

By Vijay Raj Jayaraj |2021-07-15T08:30:55-04:00July 16th, 2021|Comments Off

Will Capitalism be forced to go Green?

Manipulating private sector capital formation for social or Green objectives is a powerful tool that is far more likely to bring economic harm than planetary health.

By Peter Murphy |2020-12-24T17:42:44-05:00December 21st, 2020|Comments Off

Give thanks that we no longer live on the precipice

Suddenly, a great miracle happened! Beginning around 1800, health, prosperity and life expectancy began to climb … slowly but inexorably at first, then more rapidly and dramatically. Today, the average American lives longer, healthier and better than even royalty did a mere century ago. How did this happen? What was suddenly present that had been absent before, to cause this incredible transformation?

By Paul Driessen |2018-11-26T12:08:02-05:00November 26th, 2018|Comments Off

NYT sets new record for nutty climate alarmism

The NYT has outdone itself, with what has got to be the nuttiest alarmist opinion piece that I have ever seen. The title sort of says it all -- "The Climate Crisis? It’s Capitalism, Stupid."

By CFACT Ed |2017-12-03T07:38:56-05:00November 30th, 2017|25 Comments

Want to Protect the Environment? Embrace Capitalism

Not only has capitalism lifted more people out of poverty than any system ever implemented in the history of civilization, but in so doing, it has done more to protect the environment than any socialist or communist initiative.

By CFACT Ed |2017-11-02T23:14:16-04:00November 2nd, 2017|1 Comment

The Experiment: Capitalism versus Socialism

There has been no clearer comparison between capitalism and socialism than the two Germanys that were created at the end of World War II -- socialist/communist East Germany, under Soviet hegemony, and capitalist West Germany, with strong ties to Western Europe and the United States. Clearly, West Germany's capitalist system produced better results for its people -- and only recently have East Germans begun to prosper after many years of freedom.

By Duggan Flanakin |2016-09-21T22:34:12-04:00September 21st, 2016|3 Comments

Why Socialism failed

Collectivism is based on faulty principles

By CFACT Ed |2016-02-08T07:12:23-05:00February 8th, 2016|13 Comments

‘Green’ initiatives cripple capitalism

The Margarita Declaration is an extremely sour note in the history of the United Nations -- declaring that the only way to protect the climate is to destroy the capitalist system. The world of course would have to be led by a massive central governing body -- the UN itself, of course!

By Larry Bell |2014-08-07T02:13:13-04:00August 6th, 2014|1 Comment