This issue of The Freeman explores the consequences of fiat money and inflation, using a satirical “Paper Planet” narrative to illustrate how politicized currency erodes savings, fuels special-interest favoritism, and undermines economic stability. Additional essays trace humanity’s progress from primitive tools to modern computers through freedom, experimentation, and voluntary exchange; examine the case for deregulating labor markets; and revisit Jefferson’s warning against judicial monopoly in constitutional interpretation. Other contributors challenge the moral confusion surrounding crime, critique myths of corporate self-regulation, defend profits, and reflect on capitalism’s compatibility with technological advancement. Book reviews consider works on Jefferson, the state, and America’s prospects for renewal.
