Book:
Chua, A. World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability. Anchor
Books, 2004.
This is a book about the way other cultures are impacted by our economic system. In essence, it explains how cultures different from ours react differently to our forms of Capitalism. The author is Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School.
Secondary Sources:
Kramer, C. “Vital Stats: The Growing Influence of Businesspeople in Congress.” Brookings, Brookings, 22 Feb. 2017,
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/02/17/vital-stats-businesspeople-in-congress/.
This article provides states on what percent of our congress has work experience in business. The total number given is 273/535 of our congress people who have business experience, or about 44%. Brookings is also a very credible source.
Amato, M. “The Politics of Small Business Survey.” National Small Business Association, 2020.
This infographic provides information on the involvement of small-business owners in the governmental process. I will use this both to provide another potential explanation, along with using it to provide possible explanations for the disparity between business owners and everyday citizens in politics.
“Established Business Ownership Rate in North America, by Country 2019.” Statista, 30 Apr. 2021,
https://www.statista.com/statistics/315556/established-business-ownership-rate-in-north-america/.
This source explains that 10.6% of Americans have business experience. I will use this source in contrast with the one above to show the level of disproportional representation among business owners in politics.
“Democrat vs Republican.” Diffen, https://www.diffen.com/difference/Democrat_vs_Republican.
This source sheds light on the values followed by Democrats vs. those followed by Republicans. This will provide a way for us to analyze the differences in how Republicans and Democrats view Capitalism.
Primary Sources:
“Enemies From Within” by Joseph McCarthy
This is a speech that poses Capitalism as a necessity of Christianity and a speech that lies about a list of 205 communists working in the State department. To effectively use this as evidence, I’ll use an article about how this imaginary list influenced how Americans saw policy.
Moss, C. “Captain America, Mccarthyite.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 9 Jan. 2017, https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/04/captain-america-mccarthyite/360183/.
This article discusses Captain America, a popular character from childrens’ media, and his fight against communism. I will use this source to analyze how capitalism is sold to children and integrated into a larger culture throughout one’s lifetime. This will provide a view on the light children are shown capitalism to be in.
Cole, T. “Socialism Is Un-American.” Congressman Tom Cole, 30 Apr. 2019, https://cole.house.gov/media-center/weekly
columns/socialism-un-american.
This is an article written by Tom Cole, a United States Representative. He represents the fourth district of Oklahoma. In this article, he provides his viewpoint on Socialism. He describes socialism as against America's core values, while pitting this against his opponents bills. For example, he refers to Obamacare and The Green New Deal as, "a stepping stone to communism." This provides a first-hand viewpoint into how Capitalism affects morality.