Socialism

From orthodox Marxism to anarcho-syndicalism, here's a brief guide to the many flavors of socialism.

The rising generation is brought up in an environment that is engrossed in socialist ideas.

To a socialist socialism is a moral imperative, and the only thing holding back the implementation of this system in the US has been the failure of socialists to present a plausible alternative—something that socialists claim now is being done.

Taxpayers are paying the disability pension of a "disabled" former cop who works full-time for the FBI and is classified as being in "excellent physical condition."

Even on its own terms, the General Theory must considered a failure, for the problem it purports to solve, involuntary unemployment, does not exist.

Why both urban and rural regions should be self-governing: "As long as people with strong preferences are clustered conveniently into different jurisdictions, decentralization can, at least in theory, increase the number of people who are satisfied with government policy."

Liberalism conceives of freedom as the absence of constraint, but Hegel's definition is more expansive. And, of course, the state is a necessary condition for it.

Why is it impossible for anyone to develop a comprehensive plan of production as a whole? This article explains, applying the conclusion to the experience of the Soviet Union.

Pascal Salin investigates the contrast between French collectivism and it production of liberal intellectuals.

Karl Marx agreed with Rothbard that individual rights lead to inequality. For Marx, though, this was an argument against rights.