Source: Free Association
by Sheldon Richman
“It took me a while to see it, but Ayn Rand had it right when she said that the suspicion of, if not hostility to, the free-market economy — capitalism — flows from a suspicion of the pursuit of profit, that is, self-interest. Despite the blinding fact that the Declaration of Independence lists ‘the pursuit of happiness’ as among man’s inalienable rights, a dominant, however conflicting cultural theme is that the pursuit of self-interest — egoism — is at best morally tainted and deserving of critical scrutiny.” (04/03/26)
https://sheldonrichman.substack.com/p/tgif-capitalism-the-system-of-self