The Education of the Modern Socialist

Tags: Political Theory

12/07/2020 Finn Andreen

Libertarians often wonder why socialism continues to be so popular, even though it has proved to be such a failure as a political ideology and as an economic system.

Original Article: “The Education of the Modern Socialist“.

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