March 4, 2025
The Brink recently published an article featuring research conducted by Sami Karaca and Jay Zagorsky Clinical Associate Professors of Markets, Public Policy, and Law.
Their research examined American attitudes toward capitalism, communism, and socialism by analyzing 400,000 newspaper articles using AI. Despite growing ambivalence toward profit-driven commerce, the research revealed a surprising rise in positive views toward capitalism.
“While capitalism clearly isn’t beloved by all, we didn’t find evidence that it’s being overtaken by socialism or communism,” Karaca and Zagorsky add.
The study found no evidence of socialism or communism overtaking capitalism, with attitudes toward the economic systems becoming more favorable over time.
