Free markets have produced unprecedented benefits to humanity. The countries that have embraced liberal economics and personal freedom are the most prosperous in history. The result has been remarkable levels of private wealth but also unparalleled levels of funding for collective public services.

Capitalism is a proven success in its own right, but its triumph and virtue is even more impressive when set against alternative economic models. Removing power and choice from individual consumers and placing it in the hands of a supposedly all-knowing state has consistently resulted in disastrous outcomes. This argument was settled by the collapse of the Soviet Union; the tragedy of contemporary experiments like Venezuela serves as a bleak reminder of the obvious truth that statism may work in theory but fails in practice.