Defenders of Capitalism Newsletter – Spring 2026
Welcome to the spring issue of the Defenders of Capitalism newsletter. Each quarter, we examine economics, culture, and history through a simple but often neglected lens: the human mind as
Why Birthrates Are Irrelevant Under Capitalism
Hardly a day goes by without a headline lamenting the fact that the peoples of the world aren’t prolific enough in the baby-making department (with a few sub-Sahara African exceptions,
Keeping Up with the Jones Act
I just returned from a visit to The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in many respects a first-world tropical paradise in a collectivist Caribbean hell-hole of a neighborhood—think Haiti and Cuba.
Defenders of Capitalism Newsletter – Winter 2026
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Defenders of Capitalism newsletter. Each quarter, we’ll examine economics, culture, and history through a simple but often neglected lens: the human mind as
When Soviet Propaganda Backfired: The Grapes of Wrath
During the Cold War, Soviet propagandists were always eager for evidence that capitalism was cruel, unstable, morally bankrupt and ultimately dehumanizing. So, when John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath appeared—first
Cosmos and Taxis
Engrossed in the divisive politics and outrage industrial complex of our era, many people ignored one of the most interesting spectacles of the year: a parade of six planets on
2025 Winner – Dr. Steve Crews
2025 Winner – Dr. Steve Crews 2025 FinalistsDeirdre McGuire – Runner-UpTerryJosiah Sharpe – Runner-UpDalida Sassoon-BolligGaddi LaydenHeather StidhamLauren StellmanMichael TsogtMike RitterTiffany Howell
2024 Co-Winners – Jameson Dion & Shonna Tsacoumangos
2024 Co-Winner – Jameson Dion 2024 Co-Winner – Shonna Tsacoumangos LPR FinalistsElizabeth Armstrong – Runner UpBrian ScopaCarolyn AsherJacob ClayJake AbendschanJason PageKarl DierenbachWill Childers
2023 Winners – Nick Murray & Mary Callan
2023 Winner – Nick Murray 2023 Winner – Mary Callan 2023 FinalistsMatthew Raimondi – Runner UpAndrew Fowler – Runner UpTim BuslerStephanie EdmondsJohn HessAdrienne PriceDanele RhoadsBrendan SaundersGreg ScalzoJennifer Tafuto 2023 FinalistsMelissa Cairns – Runner UpRoger
2022 Winners – Wendy Traub & Clay Doke
2022 Winner – Wendy Traub 2022 Winner – Clay Doke 2022 FinalistsJonathan Johnson – Runner UpBruce Quackenbush – Runner UpDevin CarneyMatthew GagnonAlison GillottSteven LeahyPavla LevinDavid Scott 2022 FinalistsDrew Esquivel – Runner UpAmber Strickler –
2021 Winners – Clark Ragan & Conner Drigotas
2021 Winner – Conner Drigotas 2021 Winner – Clark Ragan 2021 FinalistsCraig Fishbein – Runner-upIsabelle Hargrove – Runner-upMark AndersonAllyson CowinDennis CroweArnold GoldmanBradley SprecherDouglas ThompsonEric Witt 2021 FinalistsBrooke VanderWal – Runner-upMatt Flanders – Runner-upChristina EastmanAndrea
2020 Winners – Gabriel Elbert & Rob Sampson
2020 Winner – Rob Sampson 2020 Winner –Gabriel Elbert 2020 FinalistsPeter ArduinoTaylor CarterIrina ComerFaith HamJeffery HoganCarol LiebauBradley MichelsonJames MillerFrank PappalardoRob Sampson 2020 FinalistsEdward BradyTim CollinsGabriel ElbertErin ErhartMarcus LeeHaeley MoweryKrithika PrashantBart PughLindsey SingerStanton Skerjanec
Beyond the Ballot Livestream: With Yaron Brook & Tom Krannawitter
Date: Thursday, November 7 · 6:30 – 8:30pm MSTLocation: online – Sign up from THIS LINK Beyond the Ballot [LIVESTREAM]: An Evening with Yaron Brook & Tom Krannawitter Join us for a special livestream
CO Final Panels, LPR Defenders of Capitalism Competition
Wednesday, May 24 & Thursday, May 25, 2023
