When Free to Choose is the signature publication of Northwood University. It is dedicated to promoting the global, diverse and multi-cultural nature of enterprise. Bringing lessons of the American free enterprise society directly to your inbox or mailbox, When Free to Choose features informative essays about timely issues and events, and thought-provoking point-counterpoint essays written by industry experts, faculty, scholars and researchers.
NOTE: A version of this poem was published in the November 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. The definition of belonging is an affinity for a place or situation. As I look around my campus day after day, I meet new people, I see new faces and I embrace different personalities. What...
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the November 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. On April 23, 1910, at the Sorbonne in Paris, America’s 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, delivered his celebrated speech entitled “Citizenship in a Republic.” A famous passage of Roosevelt’s address is known as “The Man in the Arena.”...
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the October 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Individualism is the view that each person has moral significance and certain rights that are either of divine origin or inherent in human nature. Each individual exists, perceives, experiences, thinks, and acts in and through his own...
NOTE: This is an excerpted version of an essay published on the Institute’s website on Aug. 16, 2021. This August marked the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the end to the Soviet Union. During August 19-21, 1991, hardline members of the Soviet Communist Party and the KGB attempted a coup d’état in Moscow to...
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the September 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Returning to campus for the fall 2021 semester felt different but amazing. As a current DeVos Graduate School student, this is my fifth year at Northwood University, and every year the Timberwolf community continues to impress me....
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the September 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. As we know, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected supply chains on many fronts. Recapping them now would be rehashing information we have all read about or experienced in some way. In addition, the Association of Supply Chain...
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the June 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Where We Stand Electric Vehicles One way The Northwood Idea remains vibrant is by examining it in contrast to a variety of divergent philosophies. Where We Stand presents the viewpoint of a respected author on a given...
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the June 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. “The Northwood Idea” is vibrant and adaptive in a world of change, and its fundamental principles are timeless. Under any circumstance, personal freedom and individual responsibility are essential for a free society. So it is illustrative to...
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the May 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. During the four years I have studied at Northwood University, the core principles of free enterprise, personal responsibility, free markets, limited government, rule of law, and personal freedom have been presented to me in countless ways. When...
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the April 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Rule of law is a fundamental component of The Northwood Idea. Society cannot exist without it. It is the wall between freedom and anarchy. Elections are a part of American life where the rule of law is...
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the May 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Riley’s essay “The Full Truth About Race and Policing” was published on June 9, 2020, less than a month after the death of George Floyd, and it provides insight into his stance on an issue that has...
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the March 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Where We Stand THE GREEN NEW DEAL One way The Northwood Idea remains vibrant is by examining it in contrast to a variety of divergent philosophies. Where We Stand presents the viewpoint of a respected author on...
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the March 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. Growing up, I never wanted to go into “the family business.” From a young age, my passion was always to help others. I believe that instinct came to me from my father and my grandfather, who also...
NOTE: A version of this essay was published in the February 2021 edition of When Free To Choose. In the battle against COVID-19, the cavalry has arrived. For many months, the world held onto a sense of hope that vaccines would turn the tide in the life-and-death struggle with coronavirus. Finally, as if on cue,...