The Progress of Liberty

I am thrilled to report that my article, “WALL-E: Economic Ignorance and the War on Modernity” has been featured on the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s website. This, to my knowledge, is the only essay to date that addresses the egregious economic fallacies and anti-modern propaganda in the recent much acclaimed Disney/Pixar film, WALL-E. I have already received numerous positive comments on this article from readers whom I hold in high esteem. Unusually enough, this review has also sparked a great degree of controversy among many people otherwise friendly to free markets. It seems that the emotional impact of the love story between WALL-E and EVE in the film overshadowed its propaganda and economic fallacies in the minds of some viewers. I agree that the love story was rather charming, but that does not excuse attempts to indoctrinate children and espouse a view of the world so flawed, it is difficult to conceive of anyone considering it relevant to reality. But many people do think that WALL-E is an accurate depiction of the future of humankind and technology. We free-market activists have a lot of work to do.

I encourage you to read, digg, and recommend this article to others.

Sincerely,
Gennady Stolyarov II

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