by Rick Koerber | Oct 28, 2015 | Key Essays
The world is a funny place. I’ve been thinking about America, and the story of the American Revolution and America’s promise to the world. Have you spent much time thinking about these things? After a little reflection, the paramount question in my mind is this: How...
by Mortimer J. Adler | Dec 4, 2014 | Key Essays
By Mortimer J. Adler (Selection from “How to Read a Book” 1940) Let us not get confused about means and ends. Reading the great books is not for the sake of talking about them. Mentioning them by name may give you the appearance of literacy. But you do...
by Rick Koerber | Nov 5, 2014 | Key Essays
The beginning of the Free Capitalist Project is our core philosophy. The essay below contains a summary of the Free Capitalist philosophy. For a shorter, more focused review, see: What is the Free Capitalist Project? What Do Free Capitalists Advocate? What is Free...
by Rick Koerber | Nov 29, 2013 | Key Essays
My three-year-old son prefers to dress up in full Spider Man attire – virtually every day. When I ask him why, he says that he wants to get “big” so he can help me “fight the bad guys.” Every time I leave the house he asks, “Dad,...
by Rick Koerber | Feb 25, 2009 | Key Essays
By Frederick Engles 1847 Published for Study in 2009 by The FreeCapitalist Project Washington, D.C. Preface This text, Principles of Communism, was among the earliest drafts of Engels’ attempt to outline his philosophy. It was written when by Engels when he was...
by Rick Koerber | Jan 24, 2009 | Key Essays
By C. Rick Koerber (First Published in 2006) Today the biggest threat to freedom, liberty, and the American way of life is the unintended collective collaboration of the ignorant (most particularly the fiery, overly zealous, and unreflective ignorant). In the debate...
