World History
The Marshall Plan Isn’t the Success Story You Think it Is
On the 71st Anniversary of the Marshall Plan, let's recall that international wealth redistribution schemes don't work any better than domestic ones.
Crony Socialism
Yuri Maltsev details how politics, bureaucracy, and self-dealing monetary planners work against the cause of peace and prosperity.
John Oliver is Wrong About Venezuela — It’s a Socialist Country
It takes a lot of verbal acrobatics to conclude that Venezuela's woes are not due to it's extensive implementation of the socialist program.
Conceived in Disgrace: The 350th Anniversary of the Creation of the Bank of Sweden
Today the world's oldest central bank turns 350. In a just world, this anniversary would instead be an opportunity to end this monstrous experiment.
Millennial Candidates Embrace Socialism, while Venezuela Chokes on it
Implementation of Marx’s ideas make nobody happy, other than spoiled millennials who aren’t suffering under it.
Monarchy and War
It is important to understand the relationship between monarchy and war, and between monarchy and warfare.
“Real Socialism” Has Indeed Been Tried — And It’s Been a Disaster
Capitalism doesn't have to be implemented in a "pure" form for its benefits to be realized. Meanwhile, socialists must make excuses for repeated failures.
1918: Total War Comes to Europe
Under the "Hindenburg Program," economic and industrial interventionism became absolute in Germany. Thus the ideal of "total war" was realized.
The True Founders of Economics: The School of Salamanca
The real founders of economic science actually wrote hundreds of years before Adam Smith.