I have no idea of the precise numbers but I assume almost all clients of haute couture make purchases from monies disbursed from trusts lodged in tax havens. Are tax havens moral? I discuss this question in a bit of detail in an essay soon to be published over at the Law and Liberty…
Edmund Burke is one of Britain’s towering intellectual figures, a man, who, like his contemporary Adam Smith, continues to impact our moral and political order. I have spoken about Burke here: http://www.libertylawsite.org/2016/09/07/burke-and-burkinis/. At the heart of his thinking is the idea of inheritance, that you and I live by the grace of what he…
The Italians do this so well: heritage, business development, and just working conditions. V&R Chapter 5 shows how Brunello Cucinelli matches Scheler’s model for moral business and Bulgari are making a good stab at it, too (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/fashion/jewelry-bulgari.html).