Kyle Edward Williams is senior editor of The Hedgehog Review and the author of a forthcoming book on the history of American business, Taming the Octopus: The Long Battle for the Soul of the Corporation.
Friedman’s viewpoint went far deeper and has been more lasting than the politics of 1970.
Turning the history of capitalism into a morality tale about good guys and bad guys is tempting.
Tradition is stalked by the uncertain possibility of either faithfulness or infidelity, handing down or handing over.
History is far too important a thing to be reduced to the special possession of a class of experts.
One of the problems with crises is that they require too much time and attention.
Is Whole Foods a kind of morality tale, a story of what happens when a company that started with good intentions gets too big too fast?
We are distinctly susceptible to businesses that ingeniously cater to and profit from our greatest vulnerabilities
Just exactly who are the barbarians at the gate?
We can’t take CEOs’ high-flown gestures at face value.