Markets Need Moral Formation

Economic liberty is sustainable only if citizens and institutions cultivate moral sentiments—sympathy, restraint, and civic decency—so markets don't devolve into corrosive behavior. Policy and civic debate should therefore treat moral education and cultural institutions as part of economic policy, not outside it. — This reframes market policy debates to include civic and moral formation as a core lever for sustaining liberal institutions, affecting education, regulation, and community policy choices.