Ryan McMaken: Capitalism Makes Us More Humane

10/26/2018 Ryan McMaken

This week, we feature a recent episode of Ryan McMaken’s Radio Rothbard podcast.

We continue to hear about how capitalism and industrialization distract us from the important things in life. In reality, the historical record shows that it was industrialization and capitalism that propagated the conditions under which we can afford to treat each other more humanely.

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