This issue of The Freeman examines how misguided attempts to achieve “equal results” undermine freedom, why socialism collapses under its own contradictions, and how incentives shape social cooperation. It also explores the moral case for limited government, the role of self-improvement in overcoming economic and personal hardship, the dangers of politicized compassion, and the historical relationship between liberty and responsibility. Additional essays discuss monetary instability, the misuse of scientific rhetoric, and reviews of works on public policy and economic systems.
