Anthony Gill
Contributor/ Visiting Scholar – May 2021
Anthony Gill is a professor of political economy at the University of Washington and a Distinguished Senior Fellow with Baylor University’s Institute for the Study of Religion.
Earning his PhD in political science at UCLA in 1994, Prof. Gill specializes in the economic study of religion and civil society.
He received the UW’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 1999 and is also a member of the Mont Pelerin Society.
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Tear Down this Plexiglass!
“To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, who challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to eradicate another major symbol of fear and mistrust in the world, I urge us to tear down this plexiglass.” ~ Anthony Gill
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The Internet Is No Substitute for Real Life
“Remember that many commercial enterprises provide you not only with the goods and services you desire, but the vital space with which we all need to craft friendships, trust, and empathy. Without that, economies don’t function well. No supply-and-demand graph can ever capture that fully. You have to live it to believe it.” ~ Tony…
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Local Charity Is the Best Charity in the Time of COVID
If you feel compelled to help others, leverage your local knowledge. Understand that the free market historically has been one of the greatest deliverers of social welfare in human history.
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How to Teach the Benefits of Trade
In an environment that constantly presents us with pessimistic reasons why things cannot be done, turning a paperclip into $225 of pizza in less than two days proves that opportunities to make everyone better off exist all around us if we just take the time to observe and act.
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Gift Giving Is Better for Society than Economists Think
Remember that when Scrooge fully understood the joy of the season he became a full-fledged member of a truly wealthy society built upon compassion, trust, and strong fellowship.
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The Unbearable Drabness of Command Economies
In command economies, you get what you get and you hope that it fits.
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California’s Law on Paid Athletes Is Not a Free Market Reform
A government law that dictates the terms of trade for any organization does not move the ball towards the free market end zone.
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No, the Business Roundtable Did Not Repudiate Capitalism
The Business Roundtable is merely rediscovering what proponents of a free market system have known for a long time.
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An Answer to That Viral Equality Meme
Free market capitalism naturally seeks ways to be inclusive by trying to attract a wider consumer base.
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Dear Billionaires, the US Treasury Awaits Your Voluntary Contribution
The opportunity to voluntarily tax yourself at rates you so choose is available to you via the US Treasury.
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Tear Down this Plexiglass!
“To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, who challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to eradicate another major symbol of fear and mistrust in the world, I urge us to tear down this plexiglass.” ~ Anthony Gill
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•
The Internet Is No Substitute for Real Life
“Remember that many commercial enterprises provide you not only with the goods and services you desire, but the vital space with which we all need to craft friendships, trust, and empathy. Without that, economies don’t function well. No supply-and-demand graph can ever capture that fully. You have to live it to believe it.” ~ Tony…
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Local Charity Is the Best Charity in the Time of COVID
If you feel compelled to help others, leverage your local knowledge. Understand that the free market historically has been one of the greatest deliverers of social welfare in human history.
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•
How to Teach the Benefits of Trade
In an environment that constantly presents us with pessimistic reasons why things cannot be done, turning a paperclip into $225 of pizza in less than two days proves that opportunities to make everyone better off exist all around us if we just take the time to observe and act.
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•
Gift Giving Is Better for Society than Economists Think
Remember that when Scrooge fully understood the joy of the season he became a full-fledged member of a truly wealthy society built upon compassion, trust, and strong fellowship.
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•
The Unbearable Drabness of Command Economies
In command economies, you get what you get and you hope that it fits.
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•
California’s Law on Paid Athletes Is Not a Free Market Reform
A government law that dictates the terms of trade for any organization does not move the ball towards the free market end zone.
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•
No, the Business Roundtable Did Not Repudiate Capitalism
The Business Roundtable is merely rediscovering what proponents of a free market system have known for a long time.
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•
An Answer to That Viral Equality Meme
Free market capitalism naturally seeks ways to be inclusive by trying to attract a wider consumer base.
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•
Dear Billionaires, the US Treasury Awaits Your Voluntary Contribution
The opportunity to voluntarily tax yourself at rates you so choose is available to you via the US Treasury.