The term &quot;free market&quot; is thrown around rather easily in this article, oftentimes with the assumption that consumers have absolutely no recourse in said &quot;free market.&quot; A few places, you could replace &quot;free market&quot; with &quot;freedom of speech&quot; and it would read the same. Of course the &quot;progressive&quot; thing to do is to limit speech as well, for our own good.<p>When an economy has a strong central bank meddling with the interest rates, firms and individuals receive an incorrect signal in the time-preference for money, since the interest rates are not determined by the market. Coupled with an inflationary monetary regime and Keynesian ideology throughout, the &quot;free market&quot; has no chance to produce optimal outcomes.<p>Come back with a book that examines actual free markets and we&#x27;ll talk.