# The Ethics of Capitalism

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/the-ethics-of-capitalism>

**By** John Thrasher, Trevor Burrus, Aaron Ross Powell

**Published:** November 6, 2020

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John Thrasher joins the show to talk about how capitalism has been misinterpreted.

## Shownotes:

John Thrasher discusses a framework for comparing the economic systems of capitalism, feudalism, and socialism, and their roles in a range of contemporary issues, such as climate change, competitive consumption, unemployment, taxation, social inequality, global trade, and intrusion of markets into taboo areas.

Why do people dislike capitalism? Why did people think capitalism was a good idea to begin with? What is the difference of capitalism and free markets?

## Further Reading:

[The Ethics of Capitalism](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-ethics-of-capitalism-9780190096205?cc=us&lang=en), written by John Thrasher \& Daniel Halladay