Archive for Israel Curtis

author photo

Israel Curtis is the producer of Free Capitalist Radio and appears on the show with Rick Koerber. A sound engineer by trade, he enjoys annoying the socialists whenever possible and advocating radical capitalism. He currently lives in Mapleton, UT with his wife and two small boy geniuses.

post thumbnail

The Follies of Fannie and Freddie

MAPLETON, UT | July 22, 2008 | Recently, two names have been plastered across headlines so often you’d be forgiven for thinking they were the latest hollywood pair. Their celebrity status has been cemented by constant mentions in the top news programs, length pieces on their life history, and endless gossip and rumors about their […]

22Jul2008 | Israel Curtis | 1 comment | Continued
post thumbnail

The Moral Confusion of Wal-Mart Haters

MAPLETON, UT | 16 May 2008 | It’s not that uncommon for people to resent big business – and the degree of their resentment is usually in proportion to the size and success of the object of their hate. In response to an article on the Huffington Post, I would like to examine the claims […]

16May2008 | Israel Curtis | 10 comments | Continued
post thumbnail

Can the Kibbutz survive without Capitalism?

MAPLETON, UT | 17 April 2008 | In the kibbutzim of Israel, as in communal societies around the world, an entire generation attempted to live by the ideology of collectivism. Years later, all such social experiments have ended with one choice: adopt capitalist principles or cease to exist. The consequences of collectivism have resulted in two […]

17Apr2008 | Israel Curtis | 5 comments | Continued
post thumbnail

Does it pay to be unproductive?

MAPLETON, UT | 10 April 2008 | In the current climate of rising commodity prices, there is a change sweeping over the American heartland. After years of leaving large tracts of land unused in exchange for government handouts, thousands of farmers are clearing the overgrowth and planting crops again. What opponents of the policies of […]

10Apr2008 | Israel Curtis | 0 comments | Continued
post thumbnail

Bureau of the Brain-Dead

MAPLETON, UT | 7 April 2008 | There is a little-known disease that afflicts a special segment of any population. It is very contagious, but it seems to manifest itself most frequently when the carrier is either elected to public office or is appointed to a government department. The most severe cases are witnessed in […]

8Apr2008 | Israel Curtis | 1 comment | Continued
post thumbnail

What’s not to like about earmarks?

MAPLETON, UT | 3 April 2008 | There’s something you can count on from candidates during every political season – a publicly trumpeted list of accomplishments in the form of dollars spent on worthy causes (under the leadership of said candidate). Sometimes, those political trophies backfire, when the media unearths some pet project buried in […]

3Apr2008 | Israel Curtis | 0 comments | Continued
post thumbnail

Obama’s Vision of “Modernizing” Government Regulation

ALPINE, UT | 31 March 2008 | Recently, Democratic Party Presidential Candidate Barack Obama shared in detail his perspective on the historical relationship between government regulation and free enterprise. In this speech, he responded to recent market developments and economic crises by outlining his principles for “modernizing the regulatory framework for our financial markets.”
This [economic] […]

31Mar2008 | Israel Curtis | 0 comments | Continued
post thumbnail

Is It Immoral to Use Food Crops for Fuel?

ALPINE, UT |31 March 2008| The recent surge in production of bio-fuels (fuel derived from food crops such as corn, soy, and sugarcane) both in the U.S. and around the world has sparked a debate about whether such production should be promoted or even permitted. Aside from arguments about the energy efficiency of bio-fuels, the […]

31Mar2008 | Israel Curtis | 0 comments | Continued