The former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu not only arrested and murdered political opponents but also misdirected vast sums of money toward socialist schemes that failed, leaving Romanians even worse off.
The European elites that imposed disastrous covid-19 restrictions, along with "green energy" regimes and sanctions against Russia are now seeing the results of their policies.
Leonard Read had much to say about how socialism already was entangled in our economic and social order.
An enduring progressive myth is that thanks to Western technologies and compassionate NGOs, American agricultural scientists saved the developing world via the Green Revolution. Not surprisingly, the truth is found elsewhere.
The reality of socialism is that it politicizes life entirely. How that is supposed to improve quality of life remains a mystery.
Jordan Peterson has linked identity politics to socialism. Instead, socialism is about empowering the state.
Jordan Peterson has linked identity politics to socialism. Instead, socialism is about empowering the state.
An enduring progressive myth is that thanks to Western technologies and compassionate NGOs, American agricultural scientists saved the developing world via the Green Revolution. Not surprisingly, the truth is found elsewhere.
Jacob Soll believes that a truly successful economy must embody at least some of the economic regulation developed by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the French finance minister under Louis XIV.
The reality of socialism is that it politicizes life entirely. How that is supposed to improve quality of life remains a mystery.
