Saul Zimet was a Hazlitt Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. He writes about human progress, propertarian politics, and knowledge maximalism. Learn more about his work at www.saulzimet.com.
Perhaps the most amazing fact in all of economic history is the unprecedented rise in wealth per person that has taken place in the last two centuries, following the Industrial Revolution. But it remains a widespread belief that these fruits of capitalism have only benefited the rich at the expense of the poor. This perspective...
By Saul Zimet
Must the environment suffer for the economy to grow? It may seem so in the short run. But contrary to the myth that “capitalism destroys the environment,” wealth creation improves both the environment and the economy through technological and scientific progress. The economist Simon Kuznets first drew an inverted U-shaped curve to describe the relationship...
By Saul Zimet