071: Markets are Good for More than Wealth (w/ Tom Palmer)
ReImagining Liberty · ReImagining Liberty
March 1, 202554m 52s
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<html><p>We talk a lot on this show about the benefits of free and open markets and, given the growing hostility to economic freedom, not just from the Trump administration, but from populist governments around the world, we'll continue to do so.</p><p>Today I wanted to approach that conversation a little differently from usual though. Most of the time, when people say markets are good, what they mean is that markets make us richer, driven innovation, and so on. But markets do more than that. They make us better people, too.</p><p>This is a controversial claim, because so many criticisms of markets will admit that they create wealth, but then chastise them for promoting selfishness and greed, or replacing cooperation with callous competition.</p><p>That's wrong, however. And to discuss why, and why markets aren't just economically better, but morally bettering, as well, I've brought back my good friend Tom Palmer. He is executive vice president for international programs at <a href="http://www.atlasnetwork.org/" target="_blank">Atlas Network</a>, where he holds the George M. Yeager Chair for Advancing Liberty, and a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute.</p><p><strong>If you enjoy </strong><em><strong>ReImagining Liberty</strong></em><strong> and want to listen to episodes free of ads and sponsorships, become a supporter. Learn more here: </strong><a href="https://www.aaronrosspowell.com/upgrade" target="_blank">https://www.aaronrosspowell.com/upgrade</a><strong> </strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>I also encourage you to check out my companion newsletter, where I write about the kinds of ideas we discuss on this show. You can find it on my website at </strong><strong><a href="http://www.aaronrosspowell.com/" target="_blank"></a></strong><a href="http://www.aaronrosspowell.com/" target="_blank">www.aaronrosspowell.com</a>.</p><p><em>Produced by </em><a href="https://landryayres.com/?_bhlid=04c818b8847197e37f2ef125d751d30bc9dc7f56" target="_blank"></a><em><a href="https://landryayres.com/?_bhlid=04c818b8847197e37f2ef125d751d30bc9dc7f56" target="_blank">Landry Ayres</a></em><a href="https://landryayres.com/?_bhlid=04c818b8847197e37f2ef125d751d30bc9dc7f56" target="_blank"></a><em>. Podcast art by </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/?_bhlid=ea08418d67d4b92e13ee8001fe4b235ec55588ac&hl=en" target="_blank"></a><em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/?_bhlid=ea08418d67d4b92e13ee8001fe4b235ec55588ac&hl=en" target="_blank">Sergio R. M. Duarte</a></em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/?_bhlid=ea08418d67d4b92e13ee8001fe4b235ec55588ac&hl=en" target="_blank"></a><em>. Music by </em><a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/3755-finding-the-balance?_bhlid=5fe910376c6711c1d790bea1e179ed78d36ca99c" target="_blank"></a><em><a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/3755-finding-the-balance?_bhlid=5fe910376c6711c1d790bea1e179ed78d36ca99c" target="_blank">Kevin MacLeod</a></em><a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/3755-finding-the-balance?_bhlid=5fe910376c6711c1d790bea1e179ed78d36ca99c" target="_blank"></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong>Get early access to </strong><em><strong>ReImagining Liberty</strong></em><strong>, listen ad-free</strong>, and get access to our listener <strong>Discord community</strong>, by joining my Patreon. Learn more here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/AaronRossPowell" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/c/AaronRossPowell</a></p><p><br/></p><p><em>Produced by </em><em><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3Fx2ML2" target="_blank">Landry Ayres</a></strong></em><em>. Podcast art by </em><em><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/4jxSp7B" target="_blank">Sergio R. M. Duarte</a></strong></em><em>. Music by </em><em><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3ZO90gn" target="_blank">Kevin MacLeod</a></strong></em><em>.</em></p><p>Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p></html>