"We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment, are created from the bottom up, not the government down. Only when the human spirit is allowed to invent and create, only when individuals are given a personal stake in deciding economic policies and benefiting from their success--only then can societies remain economically alive, dynamic, progressive and free. Trust the people."
This insight, more than any other, has shaped our time.
At OpinionJournal, Brian Wesbury discusses the effect that Reagan's Paradigm Shift continues to have on the world economy.