Videos

David Bahnsen, founder and CIO of a private wealth management firm, argued that the U.S. free enterprise system is being threatened by socialists and progressives. This event was hosted by…

Author Jonathan Katz provided a history of American expansionism through the military career of Smedley Butler, “the Fighting Quaker,” who served in all major U.S.-involved battles from the…

A panel of academics and business leaders took part in a panel discussion on “woke” capitalism at a conference hosted by the Common Sense Society in Palm Beach, Florida. They discussed how perceived…

Noam Chomsky talked about linguistics, American foreign policy, and his latest book, Consequences of Capitalism, based on a class he teaches at the University of Arizona. This virtual event…

Journalist J.B. MacKinnon discussed what would happen to the economy and the environment if the world cut consumption by 25 percent. He argued that the people are using up the world’s…

This Cold War classroom lecture film argues that the Pilgrims' early collectivist economic system failed, leading to a more successful capitalist system based on individual responsibility…

Author Zachary Karabell looked at the history of private investment firm Brown Brothers Harriman and its role in American wealth. This virtual event was hosted by the Museum of American…

Economic historian Jonathan Levy traced the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present. This virtual event was hosted by the Chicago Center for Contemporary…

Harvard University Professor Arthur Brooks and University of Massachusetts Professor emeritus Richard Wolff debated whether socialism is worth considering for the United States. This…

Author Benjamin Friedman explored the influence of religion on economic policy. This was a virtual event hosted by the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C.

Intended for foreign audiences, this film profiles an African American family of logging workers in rural Georgia as they transition from using hand tools to a time-saving power saw. This…

In an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation, participants examined the role of property rights and free market in the Mayflower Compact. The panelists discussed why these concepts were…

Authors Rebecca Henderson and Myrian Sidibe shared their thoughts on business and capitalism. This virtual event was hosted by the Boston Book Festival.

Cornell University history Professor Lawrence Glickman described how the modern concept of free enterprise formed in the 1930's, during the rise of the New Deal. He is the author of, Free…

Purdue University history professor John Larson looked at how colonial Americans utilized industry to benefit themselves to the detriment of the environment. This was a virtual program…

Harvard University’s Rebecca Henderson argued that the fundamental purpose of capitalism needs to be re-examined. This virtual discussion was hosted by Harvard Book Store.

During the 2019 Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference in Steamboat, Colorado, Stephen Moore, former Trump campaign economic adviser, and Bhaskar Sunkara, Jacobin magazine publisher, participated…

Stephanie Jones-Rogers (They Were Her Property), Caitlin Rosenthal (Accounting for Slavery), and David Blight (Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom) talked about slavery and foundations…

Two historians and a legal scholar discussed anti-monopoly laws and attitudes toward large corporations in U.S. history from 1788 to the present day. The University of Florida’s Bob Graham…

Russian and European Studies professor Kristen Ghodsee explored whether women fare better economically under capitalism or socialism.