by Jaana Woiceshyn I recently received feedback from the students in my MBA business ethics course earlier this year. While …
Profit maximization is moral!
In the last class of my MBA business ethics course, a student commented that while he agreed that businesses must …
Time to dismiss the nanny: How an over-zealous government hurts us
by Jaana Woiceshyn The Canadian government makes an excellent example of an over-zealous nanny that perceives itself as all-knowing and …
Why be moral? Your life depends on it!
by Jaana Woiceshyn To say that many people are confused about morality is an understatement. Yet, our lives depend on …
Wealth creation is good for the planet
From a leftist perspective, wealth creation undermines people’s happiness (just check the United Nations’ Happiness Report)—and damages the environment through …
Why isn’t there more rational selfishness?
by Jaana Woiceshyn I am teaching business ethics to a class of MBA students. The course covers the main alternative …
“Under capitalism, who would regulate us?”
by Jaana Woiceshyn “Capitalism is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which …
What counts as progress and what makes it possible?
by Dr. Jaana Woiceshyn At the end of the year, the media is teeming with reviews of the past 12 …
When government is anti-business—and what to do about it
by Dr. Jaana Woiceshyn Most governments want to have their cake and eat it, too. Canada’s Liberal government is a …