This issue of The Freeman examines how government intervention breeds special-interest politics, showing how subsidies, tariffs, and redistribution enlarge the state while eroding personal responsibility. It explores the moral foundations of limited government, the principles behind economic growth, and the importance of entrepreneurial initiative in a free society. Additional essays analyze the role of luck in human affairs, critique inflationary policies, defend the freedom to contract, and reflect on the quiet virtues that sustain civil society. Book reviews consider works on economics, ethics, and the tensions between markets and political power.
