I intend this post to go hand-in-hand with my previous post, Capitalism is NOT the Free Market.  This post speaks directly to the modern confusion over public vs. private property, which leads in turn to the mistaken belief that all wealth — no matter how great — is or even should be private.  The men who founded this nation would disagree with our modern beliefs.  In fact, two of them specifically said that all wealth other than that which exists under Natural Law is public property.  (I wonder how many ‘conservatives’ would still want to side with the founders if they knew about this, or how many ‘Progressives’ would suddenly jump on the founders’ band wagon if they understood why the founders said it?) Continue reading Private vs. Public Property →

I get into a lot of trouble when I say this, but it is true: Capitalism is not the same thing as the free market.  I only wish the people who get upset when I say this understood why it is true.  I’ve tried to explain it in the past and failed, but that was because I didn’t fully understand why it is true, myself.  I’m not going to claim I understand it now, but I believe I understand it better, and that I might be able to explain it better now that I do.  The key is in understanding Natural Law and how it is perverted for the purposes of control. Continue reading ‘Capitalism’ is NOT the Free Market →