Capitalism vs. Socialism: Which Economic System Is Better for America?
Sarah Robinson, Daniel Di Martino, and Ben Burgis
Sarah Robinson is an assistant professor of economics in the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance at Claremont McKenna College. Her research interests include health economics, public economics, and applied microeconomics. She holds a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College and a master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Daniel Di Martino is a Venezuelan-born economist and fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where his research focuses on immigration policy. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University and has appeared on Fox News and CNN and written for USA Today, the New York Post, and National Review. He is a member of the New Jersey State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and founder of the Dissident Project, which introduces high school students across the country to debates about freedom and governance.
Ben Burgis is a columnist for Jacobin magazine, an adjunct professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, and coauthor of The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World (2026). He has written for a wide range of publications, including The Daily Beast, The Nation, Skeptic, and UnHerd, and has debated prominent conservative and libertarian figures, including Charlie Kirk, economist Walter Block, the Ayn Rand Institute's Yaron Brook, and former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. He also coedited a collection of academic essays on the work of the late socialist philosopher G. A. Cohen, published in 2026.