Cousin Kyle has an absolutely brilliant post

linking the theory of thinking (epistemology) and economic freedom (AKA Capitalism). I think his post, and previous posts of mine (okay, his post enhances the understanding of mine, let alone his own and any other pro-capitalist posts or articles), may help clear up some of the misunderstandings people have when dealing with those of us who promote Capitalism or Free Enterprise. [Later addition] After building from epistemology through morality he comes to this:

Voluntary trade and the wealth that is produced by it is the essense of capitalism. All the other ideas about corporations and high finance and industrial production and small shopkeepers are just extension of that one basic idea. They're additional bags of sand piled on top of the one idea that provides the foundation for all of it. The next time somebody argues about capitalism, keep this one basic idea in mind. If you want to argue against capitalism, then argue against the real substance of it, the one basic idea upon which capitalism's truth or falsity rests.

Yes! We believe in Glasnost and Perestroika! Those who breach the concepts of Openess and Transparency in their business dealings are breaching the ideals of the society we aim to achieve! But no one and no committee are granted Omniscience. Not by God, not by election and not by official proclamation.

THAT is why freedom is our highest POLITICAL value (That which one acts to gain and/or keep via political means), rather than equality of economic condition or... Well, I suppose equality of political power is, in fact, a very high value; but only as a very strong support for equality of Liberty.

Political power is, after all, the power to decide who gets punished.