Paul Meany

3 weeks ago | fee.org | Paul Meany

The Trump administration’s tariffs and the damage they could cause to people’s livelihoods globally are a rude reminder that free markets matter. But we live in a time when the mainstream voices of the media, academia, and politics are hopelessly preoccupied with their disdain for “capitalism.” Despite the unprecedented progress and technological advancement free markets have brought, much of society still hates the goose that lays the golden egg. But why?

Oct 31, 2024 | studentsforliberty.org | Paul Meany |Deirdre Nansen McCloskey |Oscar Gill-Lewis |Eloy Vera

There is no such thing as an autonomous civilization. In The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community, historian W.H. McNeill wrote, “The principal factor promoting historically significant social change is contact with strangers possessing new and unfamiliar skills.” When we think only about the history of nations, we cut ourselves off from the history of ideas that transcend boundaries and borders.

Dec 24, 2023 | memo.com.ar | Paul Meany |Edu Gajardo

En 1981, el 88% de la población china vivía en la pobreza extrema. Hoy, esta cifra es inferior al 1%. En un país de casi 1.500 millones de habitantes, eso significa que cientos de millones de personas se volvieron más prósperas que nunca en unas cuatro décadas, apenas nada de tiempo en comparación con los 3.500 años de historia de China.