The defense of free enterprise has been part of NR’s mission since its founding, when William F. Buckley Jr. wrote that “the competitive price system is indispensable to liberty and material progress.” In July 2020, National Review Online, with the support of National Review Institute, launched Capital Matters to explain, celebrate, and improve the market order. Toward that end, this special section dives into some of the most important economic issues of the day.