Steve Forbes, editor of Forbes Magazine and two-time presidential candidate, sits down with Matt Kibbe.
Tag - central planning
When we look at the failures of communism, socialism, fascism, and any form of top-down government planning, there are two common themes that emerge again and again. The first is power, and its tendency to corrupt. The second is the presumption of knowledge by government planners.
David Friedman, son of Milton Friedman, makes a case for liberty and free markets as the most effective system for large societies.
Don't hurt people and don't take their stuff. It's as simple as that.
In the real world, the idea of “the greater good” can be, and has been, used to justify anything, however perverse. I don’t care how noble your motives are. Once you’re willing to sacrifice the lives of innocents for your cause, you’ve lost the moral high ground.
I love freedom in part because of how messy it is; because it’s unpredictable and imperfect. It may be frightening to some, but for me, these features are part of what makes liberty worth valuing in the first place.
It’s unlikely that anyone reading this is unfamiliar with Wikipedia, but it remains fairly easy to underestimate the revolutionary nature of the platform.