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About Nicholas Provenzo
Nick Provenzo is founder and Chairman of the Center for the Advancement of Capitalism. Nicholas P. Provenzo is a veteran defender of individual rights and economic freedom. In 1998, Provenzo founded the Center for the Advancement of Capitalism. Via his work at the Center, Provenzo has established and led advocacy programs in defense of victims of the governmental violation of individual rights in areas including antitrust, fundamental tax reform, property rights, environmental legislation, genetic research, and the Elián Gonzalez immigration case.
Provenzo provided written testimony to the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the US District Court Judge on the Microsoft antitrust case and his arguments were included in Department of Justice’s "Major Comments List," the first time the Objectivist argument calling for the repeal of antitrust was given such consideration. Provenzo also assisted a grassroots efforts that raised over 25,000 signatures for petition to Congress in defense of Microsoft in its antitrust case.
Provenzo's writing has appeared in the Washington Times and the Atlanta Journal Constitution and he been a guest on countless radio shows, including The Right Side with Armstrong Williams and the former Mary Matalin Radio Show. Provenzo also was a guest on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.
A five-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Provenzo participated in Operation Sharp Edge in Monrovia, Liberia and operations in the eastern Mediterranean in support of Operations Desert Shield and Provide Comfort.
Articles by Nicholas Provenzo
The Earth is Mankind's Garden (April 19, 2009)
There is an alternative to the environmentalist argument.
The Financial Panic and the Only Proper Answer to It (October 2, 2008)
Today we live under an economic and political system where need is a blank check and risk is nationalized...and Congress has the gall to call this Capitalism.
Lobbying, Free Speech and The First Amendment (March 29, 2008)
Those who seek to shackle lobbyists and regulate political campaigners attack a fundamental freedom: the right to persuade others of the merits of one's views.
The Dalai Lama: Dumb and Dumber (March 23, 2008)
Under the Dalai Lama it seems clear that an ostensively "free" Tibet would be Marxist and if that's true, that horror would be far worse than anything the Chinese could hope to unleash.
Why Boycotting Berkeley is Important (February 6, 2008)
The City Council has declared that at least in principle, it rejects the federal union.
The City of Berkeley Condemns The United States Marines (February 1, 2008)
Sign the Anti-Berkeley City Council Petition and Defend the Marines!
More Microsoft Antitrust Suit Insanity (July 16, 2007)
Why would anyone even bother defend the rights of businessmen when the real money is made in looting them?
Ashland University Reenters the Dark Ages (July 6, 2007)
Ashland's conservative leaders argued that Lewis threatened the University's Judeo-Christian mission.
Crass and Class at George Mason University (May 8, 2007)
The lecture by Dr. John Lewis last month on Islamic totalitarianism at George Mason University was one of the most surreal public experiences I have witnessed in all my years as an activist and advocate.
Laying the Foundation for an Antitrust Assault on Google (May 1, 2007)
Just what kind of innovation does Pearlstein think will come when the super-productive and super-innovative realize that all their best efforts guarantee them is an antitrust suit?
Pluto, Democracy and Science (January 5, 2007)
Science deals with truth and not feelings.
For Life and Liberty: A Marine Sniper's Story (December 18, 2006)
As Matt Orth's story aired, I could not help but say to myself that a little bit of rational egoism would go a long way for this young hero, and the others like him.
Jesus vs. The Marines (November 22, 2006)
Having the Marines pass out Jesus Dolls at Christmas violates the First Amendment--and common sense.
The Failure of 'Flags of Our Fathers' (November 20, 2006)
The real heroes of Iwo Jima--both those who died on the battlefield and those who lived though it--deserve a better telling of their story.
Dubious Dogma From The Witch Doctor Dalai Lama (November 15, 2006)
The Dalai Lama says that even a man like Hussein has potential. Perhaps he does, yet the Dalai Lama's hope of his potential nature in no way outweighs the demands of his actual nature.
The Saga of Ted Haggard's Anti-Gay Bigotry (November 8, 2006)
At root, protecting homosexual relationships under the law is the natural progression of the principle of individual rights first codified by the founders.
Harvard's "Tolerance" for Brutal Dictators (September 9, 2006)
Khatami's supporters claim he is a political moderate, yet Khatami's regime refused to renounce terrorism and Islamic jihad and it slaughtered the leaders of its political opposition. Rather than respect Iranian universities as a forum for the free exchange of ideas, the Khatami regime jailed students who dared to speak out against the theocracy.
Microsoft's Tacit Surrender to Antitrust (July 13, 2006)
European Commission regulators argued that Microsoft's success--and its desire to add to that success--made it a coercive threat to its customers and rival firms under the antitrust laws, and they punished Microsoft accordingly.
Seattle Public Schools Smear The Antidote for Racism (May 24, 2006)
Count the Seattle Public Schools' definition of racism as yet another article of evidence against the public schools, which mandate that we must pay to spread of ideas we deeply oppose.
The Missed Debate Over 'Price-Gouging' (May 11, 2006)
It is not ignorance of economics that prompted the House to pass anti-"price-gouging" legislation; economics has nothing to do with it.
The So-Called Right to Silence Others (May 7, 2006)
So much for the oft-repeated fiction that Christianity begat freedom.
Anti-'Price-Gouging' Regulation (May 5, 2006)
Thirty years ago, Americans let Democrats under Jimmy Carter devastate the American economy by enacting their price controls on energy. The real crime will be that the American people might very well allow the Republicans to make the same mistake today.
South Park Sissies (April 15, 2006)
Yes, Comedy Central did squelch South Park's Muhammad episode.
South Park Speaks (April 13, 2006)
If "South Park" is now the vanguard of free speech, this nation is deeply hurting.
Universal Healthcare Boondoggle (April 12, 2006)
Massachusetts poised to betray freedom in medicine--thanks to the conservatives.
Some Thoughts on 'Just War Theory' vs. American Self-Defense (March 23, 2006)
According to Brook, a proper war is an uncompromising fight that seeks the destruction of the enemy and the "complete restoration of the protection of individual rights and thus the complete return to normal life."
Why is the Bush Administration Sacrificing Our Marines? (March 18, 2006)
The insurgency does not exist in a vacuum; it survives only because some Iraqis allow it to survive.
'Crash' Wins 'Best Picture' (March 7, 2006)
So what if Crash was stylishly filmed and well acted. All of it was in order to communicate an utterly corrupt Marxist view of how people think.
The Jay Bennish 'Diatribe as Geography' (March 6, 2006)
Colorado high school geography teacher Jay Bennish plans to bring suit in federal court in order to be re-instated in the classroom after he was suspended for comments he made during a class lecture.
A Military of the Mind: Military Has a Place At Universities (January 28, 2006)
By his essay, Bowles has revealed what many leftists think, but choose to keep close to their chests: those in the forces that defend our country and our way of life are cretins, not heroes.
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