Is Capitalism Superior to Socialism as an Economic System That Promotes Individual Freedom and Prosperity? A Debate.

As concerns about economic inequality, corporate power, and the cost of living intensify, the debate between capitalism and socialism has taken on renewed urgency. Which system best protects individual freedom, expands opportunity, and delivers prosperity—and what tradeoffs does each require? Join leading scholars and public intellectuals for a lively examination of one of the most consequential economic questions of our time. 

Join us Tuesday October 27th, at 6 pm in the Colony Ballroom at University of Maryland's, Adele H. Stamp Student Union. Rajshree Agarwal, Professor and Director of the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets at the University of Maryland and Daniel Di Martino, Economist and Fellow at the Manhattan Institute will both argue the affirmative.

Paul Adler, Professor Emeritus of Management and Organization in the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, and (invited) Megan Romer, Co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America will both argue the negative.

Moderated by Brad Polumbo, Independent Journalist; Host of the podcast Brad vs. Everyone; Steamboat Institute Fellow.