Free markets are under more dangerous attack, whether legislatively or intellectually, than they have been for decades. With every sign that this attack is going to intensify in the years to come and few signs of an effective pushback, NRI collaborated with National Review to form National Review Capital Matters. This initiative includes a section on NationalReview.com featuring daily commentary and analysis on business, finance, and economics with a distinctly NR sensibility and complementary NRI-sponsored events and webinars. In the same spirit
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NATIONAL REVIEW CAPITAL MATTERS CONFERENCE
Innovation, Growth—and Their Newer Enemies
National Review Capital Matters hosted a conference in New York City on January 26, 2023. We were pleased to have filled the room with over 160 enthusiastic supporters who came to hear our esteemed speakers talk about Innovation, Growth—And Their Newer Enemies. Speakers included David L. Bahnsen, Kevin Hassett, Larry Kudlow, Linda McMahon, Alfredo Ortiz, Amity Shlaes, Andrew Stuttaford, Peter J. Travers, and Jason Trennert. You can read and share National Review‘s coverage of the conference here and photos from the event can be viewed here.
CELEBRATING ADAM SMITH’S 300TH BIRTHDAY
This year marks the 300th birthday of Adam Smith, the father of modern economics. Capital Matters is celebrating with a monthly essay series throughout this year. Be sure to check out the website on the 16th of each month for a different perspective on Smith’s life and ideas from a variety of writers. You can read the inaugural article in this series, titled “Adam Smith’s Benevolence Puzzle,” here.
CAPITAL RECORD, AN NRCM PODCAST
Capital Record – your weekly reinforcement for the defense of capital markets. Financier and NRI trustee David L. Bahnsen hosts discussions on economics and finance in this National Review Capital Matters podcast, sponsored by National Review Institute. Episodes feature interviews with the nation’s top business leaders, entrepreneurs, investment professionals, and financial commentators.
PAST EVENTS
January 26, 2023 | National Review Capital Matters Conference Innovation, Growth—and Their Newer Enemies
September 22, 2021 | Debate Forum on Stakeholder Capitalism with Kevin Hassett, Mark Zandi, and Cullum Clark WATCH HERE
June 10, 2021 | Webinar: “Inflation – Should We Be Concerned?” featuring Kevin Hassett and Rich Lowry
December 14, 2020 | Webinar: “Will personnel be policy? President-elect Joe Biden’s economic advisers and their significance” featuring Kevin Hassett and Casey B. Mulligan WATCH HERE
October 26, 2020 | Webinar: “Vice President Joe Biden’s Economic Policies” featuring Kevin Hassett and Andrew Stuttaford WATCH HERE
July 28, 2020 | Launch Webinar WATCH HERE
ARTICLES FROM NATIONAL REVIEW CAPITAL MATTERS
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Free Markets or Net Zero: Choose One (Britain’s Car-Rationing Edition)
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The Green Transition & Interest Rates
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More Evidence That Industrial Policy Isn’t All It’s Cracked up to Be
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Israel’s Economic Success Isn’t Because of Industrial Policy
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China’s Cities Learning the Price of Overspending
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New Poll Shows Why Budgeting by Public Opinion Is Impossible
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Office Property: Salt in the Wounds
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How States Can Fight Biden’s ESG Veto and Protect Investors
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The European Central Bank Is Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
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The Corporate-Merger Doomsday Predictions That Didn’t Come True
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Banks Are a Good Business Except When They’re Not
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A Path to Social Security Reform
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The CCP Has an Inside Informant on Our Military and Supply Chains
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The Federal Reserve Should Stay Focused on Price Stability
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Office Property: The Gray Rhino is in the Building (Even if No-One Else Is)
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Josh Hawley’s China-Trade Bill Misses the Mark
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Government Grows on Crisis
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The Fed’s Risky Rate Increase Helped Its Credibility to Reduce Inflation
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Don’t Be Too Quick to Cry ‘Woke’
Read more on NRCM here.