A Great Man Cannot Salvage a Bad Idea
Einstein might have been one of history's most brilliant men, but even his great mind could not have made socialism work.
Einstein might have been one of history's most brilliant men, but even his great mind could not have made socialism work.
Rent control is all the rage with progressives, with several states and localities trying to impose it. However, when people have their property effectively—and legally—stolen, there are long-term consequences.
Socialists like Bernie Sanders and the editors of Jacobin have decried the possible US government debt default. Marx and Lenin would have vociferously disagreed.
While George Orwell wrote magnificently against totalitarianism, his attempt to defend socialism in The Road to Wigan Pier stumbled badly.
Einstein might have been one of history's most brilliant men, but even his great mind could not have made socialism work. Unfortunately, he wasn't smart enough to see that.
What many people call government generosity Leonard Read called avarice.
Modern culture is biased against those that are rich even while depending upon the wealth that successful entrepreneurs have created.
People from socially and economically marginized groups in the USA tend to support socialism. Yet socialists have a long and bloody history of suppressing these very groups.
While George Orwell wrote magnificently against totalitarianism, his attempt to defend socialism in The Road to Wigan Pier stumbled badly.