I Pencil Capitalism

I pencil seemingly simple though i am offer the miracle of my creation as testimony that this is a practical faith as practical as the sun the rain a cedar tree the good earth.

I pencil capitalism.

In 1988 an old pencil factory was parceled into condominiums now known as the pencil factory lofts. Leonard read s delightful story i pencil has become a classic and deservedly so. The following is the most elegant explanation of free market capitalism i have ever encountered done simply and understandably. I pencil by leonard e.

In november 2012 the competitive enterprise institute cei released i pencil. Read founder of the foundation for economic education. Cei s i pencil film and extended commentary series featuring larry reed deirdre mccloskey art carden and walter williams is available online here. Terra cotta pencil tips now decorate the facade but the building was once the eversharp pencil factory later the wahl eversharp pencil factory a 240 000 square foot facility that employed 1 800 workers in two shifts at the company s peak.

The movie an animated short film adapted from the 1958 essay by leonard e. A film from the competitive enterprise institute adapted from the 1958 essay by leonard e. The case for the free market 1964. Capitalism in a nutshell.