The best way to defend the cause of human flourishing against this
current onslaught of dangerous economic thinking is to relearn
time-tested economic truths.
The verdict is in: Free enterprise has lifted billions of people out
of abject poverty all over the world and provided a higher quality of
life than has ever been thought possible. But a growing case is forming
in public opinion against free markets, and for a significantly larger
command & control management of the economy. Whether you call it
socialism or progressive leftism, more and more people are turning away
from the forces of freedom and social cooperation that made the last two
hundred years of prosperity possible, and embracing a system that
deprives human beings of their dignity, impoverishing whole societies
both financially and spiritually.
What David Bahnsen does here is pull from the masters--the great
economic voices of the past and the present--to remind readers of the
basic economic truths that must serve as our foundation in understanding
the challenges of today. In 250 vital points, he combines pearls of
wisdom from economic legends with his own careful commentary to provide
readers the perspective, information, and reaffirmation they need in
order to see economics for what it is. It will empower you and equip you
with the truth--250 truths--that are crucially needed to keep the lights
on in civilization and advance the cause of human flourishing.
