Capitalism is not, as its defenders like to claim, defined by “free” or “private” enterprises. Likewise, “free” or “unregulated” markets do not define capitalism. Politics and ideology drive its ...

The question ‘what is capitalism’ is a sincere one. Critiques of our present situation very often say the problem is capitalism. This is usually done without defining the term. Nonetheless, people ...

It is indeed true, in one specific sense, that we can say that capitalism causes poverty. It's also equally true that the statement "capitalism causes poverty" is entirely wrong given the way that it ...

The essayist Eula Biss focuses her new book on what seems to be a simple question. What is capitalism? For her, the answer to that question is complicated and elusive and comes in the form of short, ...

Dalio and Buffett define capitalism as the free market system but they have different views on whether it needs saving. Dalio is worried about growing income inequality and proposes to save capitalism ...

Cartoon in Puck featuring notable robber barons of the 19th century. Via Wikimedia Commons. While the term has largely gone out of style, robber baron was an expression used to negatively describe ...