Profectus Magazine

From @mjuarezgarcia_ : "Market advocates should focus on explaining how the market is a genuine moral achievement, instead of focusing only on the beneficial results for social welfare." profectusmag.com/markets-cor…

"Markets corrupt morals, but not in the way scholars have thought. Paradoxically, this misdiagnosis might bring about the very selfish behaviors that critics fear," writes @mjuarezgarcia_. profectusmag.com/markets-cor…

NEW: Markets Corrupt Our Morals, But Not Like You Think by @mjuarezgarcia_ - profectusmag.com/markets-cor… While we witness surprising moral achievements every day in the market, people remain convinced that markets breed immorality. What explains this?

John Bitzan (@ChalleyInst) on the benefits of immigration for rural states: "In small communities, where the loss of a few employers, a few families, or a few classrooms can change the future of a town, that kind of population growth matters." profectusmag.com/the-surpris…

"Not only does immigration enable people from around the world to take a chance on the American Dream; it enables Americans to benefit from the immigrants who take that chance," writes @ChalleyInst's John Bitzan. profectusmag.com/the-surpris…

NEW: The Surprising People (and Places) Helped by Immigration by John Bitzan - profectusmag.com/the-surpris… A new @ChalleyInst study shows the economic effects of immigration in U.S. states, including how foreign-born workers complement native productivity.

Congratulations @chellivia on the release of The Grim Old Days — out today! Read an excerpt in @ProfectusM and order your copy: profectusmag.com/the-harsh-r…

"I hope that this book helps those fortunate enough to enjoy the postindustrial prosperity of today to never take their lot for granted, and sparks readers’ curiosity about why society has changed so dramatically since the grim old days." - @chellivia profectusmag.com/the-harsh-r…

"Like all the men and women we study in the American Originals series, Kettering was not your typical thinker. So, what made him different? What can we learn from Kettering and his patterns of thought?" profectusmag.com/american-or…

AMERICAN ORIGINAL: Charles Kettering: Nearsighted Visionary and Prolific Inventor by @GaryHooverTexas - profectusmag.com/american-or… Discover how Charles "Boss" Kettering transformed the automotive industry with groundbreaking inventions and a lifelong commitment to innovation.

"On the political left, some environmentalists are prone to imagining that preindustrial people lived in harmony with nature and animals; on the right, there is a tendency among traditionalists to romanticize our preindustrial ancestors’ family lives." Both are wrong, says @chellivia. Read an excerpt from her new book "The Grim Old Days" about the harsh conditions of life in the past: profectusmag.com/the-harsh-r…

On the great miracle of human flourishing: "No longer did people merely survive; they gained agency and sought to build lives and relationships that they found meaningful and joyful." Read more from @chellivia in @ProfectusM ⬇️ profectusmag.com/the-harsh-r…

"Another constant throughout much of history, alongside extreme poverty and atrocious working conditions, has been a lack of freedom," explains @chellivia. profectusmag.com/the-harsh-r…

"It is safe to say that most preindustrial peasants—sleeping in floorless one-room hovels alongside rats and excrement-fed swine while dying of the bubonic plague—never even encountered the concepts of freedom of conscience or due process of law." profectusmag.com/the-harsh-r…