Defenders of Capitalism Newsletter – Summer 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
The Open Door: What Reagan’s Farewell Address Still Teaches Us About Immigration and Freedom
On January 11, 1989, Ronald Reagan gave his final address from the Oval Office — not a policy memo, but a vision. Inside it is one of the clearest moral
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
2026 Winner – Kit Pfeiffer
2026 Winner – Kit Pfeiffer 2026 Finalists, Emma Eisenman – Runner Up Josias Sehuverert – Runner Up Brian Bollig Chris Williams Craig Horton Emo Pentermann Jessica LeNeave Josh LaFrance Leah Dozeman
2025 Winner – Dr. Steve Crews
2025 Winner – Dr. Steve Crews, 2025 Finalists, Deirdre McGuire – Runner-Up, TerryJosiah Sharpe – Runner-Up, Dalida Sassoon-Bollig, Gaddi Layden, Heather Stidham, Lauren Stellman, Michael Tsogt, Mike Ritter, Tiffany Howell
2024 Co-Winners – Jameson Dion & Shonna Tsacoumangos
2024 Co-Winner – Jameson Dion 2024 Co-Winner – Shonna Tsacoumangos, LPR Finalists, Elizabeth Armstrong – Runner Up, Brian Scopa, Carolyn Asher, Jacob Clay, Jake Abendschan, Jason Page, Karl Dierenbach, Will Childers
2023 Winners – Nick Murray & Mary Callan
2023 Winner – Nick Murray 2023 Winner – Mary Callan, 2023 Finalists, Matthew Raimondi – Runner Up, Andrew Fowler – Runner Up, Tim Busler, Stephanie Edmonds, John Hess, Adrienne Price, Danele Rhoads, Brendan Saunders, Greg…
2022 Winners – Wendy Traub & Clay Doke
2022 Winner – Wendy Traub 2022 Winner – Clay Doke, 2022 Finalists, Jonathan Johnson – Runner Up, Bruce Quackenbush – Runner Up, Devin Carney, Matthew Gagnon, Alison Gillott, Steven Leahy, Pavla Levin, David Scott, 2022…
2021 Winners – Clark Ragan & Conner Drigotas
2021 Winner – Conner Drigotas 2021 Winner – Clark Ragan, 2021 Finalists, Craig Fishbein – Runner-up, Isabelle Hargrove – Runner-up, Mark Anderson, Allyson Cowin, Dennis Crowe, Arnold Goldman, Bradley Sprecher, Douglas Thompson, Eric Witt, 2021…
Beyond the Ballot Livestream: With Yaron Brook & Tom Krannawitter
Date: Thursday, November 7 · 6:30 – 8:30pm MST, Location: 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
