How Capitalism Paved the Way for the First Thanksgiving

History revisionists may rail against the truth at Thanksgiving, but thanks to the enduring strength of free people and free markets, they’ll be doing so with full mouths.

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‘The Mayflower on Her Arrival in Plymouth Harbor,’ William Halsall, 1882. Via Wikimedia Commons

With inflation raising turkey prices 20 percent over last year, according to the American Farm Bureau, Thanksgiving dinners will be served alongside arguments over restoring prosperity. It’s a challenge the Pilgrims can teach us to overcome, with their plan for replacing the hunger pains of collectivism with the full stomachs of the free market.

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