This issue of The Freeman emphasizes cooperation as the foundation of production, rejecting class-conflict narratives and highlighting the market’s ability to coordinate human effort. Other essays critique the U.S. Bishops’ pastoral on the economy, offer Hayekian insights into Catholic social teaching, and examine the international debt crisis with Argentina as a case study. Historical reflection on John Witherspoon underscores America’s intellectual debt to liberty-minded thinkers. Additional articles address environmental policy through the lens of property rights and assess the moral shortcomings of bureaucratic governance. Book reviews evaluate works on economic development and religious perspectives on liberal institutions.
