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Believe it or not, there are actually people out there who didn't appreciate my reviews of the communist propaganda, It's a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol. Their tears and outrage inspired me this morning:

It’s a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol Aren’t Just Stupid; They’re Evil

One may have walked away thinking the writers of both stories were merely misguided, lacking understanding of elementary economic concepts. That’s true, but their stories aren’t just stupid. They’re evil. They instill in people, at a deep, emotional level, an idea that has led to more human suffering in the world than any other.

This is the perennial belief that a person acting in his or her own self-interest not only doesn’t benefit others but harms them. This really is the basis for every slander hurled at Potter and Scrooge, respectively.

It contradicts one of the very first economic principles, which Adam Smith famously called, “the invisible hand.” He observed that in an environment where property rights are protected and exchanges of property are voluntary, people pursuing their own self-interest through peaceful market transactions will do more good for others than people supposedly sacrificing their self-interest.

The truth of this maxim has been proven so many times it’s astounding the lesson remains unlearned. As just one example, it is commonly known extreme poverty fell by 90 percent in the thirty years between 1990-2020. What’s less commonly acknowledged is that 100 percent of the progress occurred in countries that “reformed” their economies.

Let me translate “reformed” so you understand what the academics prefer you didn’t: they became less socialist and more capitalist.

China is the largest example, but the trend is consistent in economies large and small. Wherever a country privatized government-owned industries and allowed market forces to operate, poverty fell dramatically.

Yet another way to say this is poverty fell in countries where people were no longer forced to sacrifice their self-interest for some mythical “common good,” but were instead allowed to pursue their self interest in the only peaceful economic system yet discovered: the market economy.

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On Monday, I'll have Robby Dinero on the podcast to talk about his latest battle with his local school board. For those who don't know, Robby owns a gym and refused to close it during the 2020 Covid lockdowns. He went to court against Cuomo and the state and won. Now, he's fighting mask mandates and other totalitarianism in the school system. 

I have Kevin Gutzman, Suzanne Sherman, Mike Maharrey, and James O'Keefe of Project Veritas coming up as guests. Don't miss any of them!

I'm also working on some additional goodies for subscribers to the show. Stay tuned for that. 

If you don't already know I have a new book out called, It’s the Fed, Stupid. You can download a free ebook copy here.

It’s also available in paperback here. It’s priced at a pre-hyperinflation level so grab a few copies for friends if you can.

It makes a great introduction to the government’s most economically damaging institution for liberals, conservatives, libertarians, socialists, and independents alike.

It also helps me keep the lights on here so I can continue to bring you great content.