Critics have stepped up their attacks against capitalism since the most recent economic downturn, but supporters of free-market ideas haven’t done the best job responding to those attacks.

That’s a situation Karen Palasek addressed today during her presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. In the video clip below, Palasek discusses the groundwork necessary before any action designed to promote free-market policies.

2:20 p.m. update: Click play below to watch the full 55:56 presentation.

You’ll find other John Locke Foundation video presentations here.