This issue of The Freeman highlights how decentralized decision-making in a free society generates prosperity, while inflated political rhetoric fuels interventions that undermine economic health. It explores the role of creativity in productivity, the expanding regulatory burden, and Social Security’s long-term instability. Additional essays examine the dangers of political opportunism, the value of individual judgment, and the pitfalls of central planning in labor markets. Book reviews consider works on socialism’s decline, entrepreneurial ethics, and the intellectual roots of political authority.
