That innovative black Americans flourished in late 19th- and early 20th-century America is a little-known part of our heritage. This talk by Andrew Bernstein celebrates a number of great minds — including Madame C.J. Walker, the first self-made female...
An excerpt from The Capitalist Manifesto : The Historic, Economic and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire by Andrew Bernstein. To then accuse capitalism of causing the poverty — while in the very act of eradicating it — is to commit both a historical error...
Prior to the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain during the late 18th century, abysmal poverty was prevalent the world over, including in Britain. With the Industrial Revolution, conditions began to dramatically improve, first in Britain, then in Western Europe,...
The Current Racist Trend Projected Into the Future When identity politics and racial victimization becomes a dominant cultural trend–and especially when it is maintained that character and identity are determined not by individual choice but by racial...
The Baleful Rise of the Alt-Right We are now witnessing the rise of a new (very old) Leftist phenomenon–the so-called “alt right.” Roughly twenty-five centuries ago, the great Chinese philosopher, Confucius, said: “The beginning of wisdom it to...
The Contemporary American Left However, the Marxist Left in America is evolving toward elements of National Socialism. The Marxist Left has long preached class war and now has added race war elements to its ideology: It is no longer merely the oppressive rich versus...
The situation in American politics is dangerous and getting worse. To fully appreciate the dangers, we need to rigorously define our terms. Terms like “left” and “right” are spatial metaphors with no literal applicability to politics. If they...
Below is an excerpt from Andrew Bernstein’s The Capitalist Mainfesto. Here are the most important facts: The capitalist revolution began in Great Britain in the late-18th century. Since that time, the capitalist nations have been the freest countries of history....
First published in 20056 this op-ed is still releveant today. Memorial Day is a solemn and sad occasion honoring the American soldiers who gave their lives in war. But it is also a hallowed day — because the values those men fought to defend form the essence of...
The atrocities in our schools must be ended. It is unconscionable that we do not take the actions necessary to save the innocent lives murdered by cold-blooded, gun-slinging psychopaths. There is a way to terminate these campus bloodbaths and to lower the...
