Batman versus Capitalism

07/29/2005 Mises Wire B.K. Marcus

Batman is no stranger to Mises.org. (1, 2, 3) How does the Caped Crusader feel about peace, freedom, and prosperity? Ambivalent, at best. Some of us thought Batman Begins was not only the best big-screen appearance for the Dark Knight, but also a sign that the scales were tipping in favor of free markets (and maybe even Austrian insights), but Matthew Hisrich begs to differ: featured today at FEE are his thoughts on the Anti-Capitalistic Themes of the latest Gotham blockbuster.

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