A (True) Thanksgiving Tale of Socialism in America and Israel
The Pilgrims tried socialism at Plymouth. After two years, they returned to private enterprise. Likewise, Israel was founded as a socialist state but has back turned toward free markets.
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Understanding the European Crisis: Interview with Václav Klaus
Europe is in crisis, thanks to its progressive leadership. Václav Klaus, former president of the Czech Republic, points out the problems and offers a remedy: free markets.
Niebuhr, My God, to Thee
Lutheran theologian Reinhold Niebuhr attracted numerous followers in postwar America in part because of his attacks on the free market. Perhaps he should have read Mises.
Free Markets DO Work in Developing Countries
The standard line from progressives is that free markets usually fail in developing countries. The economic numbers tell a much different story.
It Didn’t Begin with FDR: Currency Devaluation in the Third Century Roman Empire
Roman Keynesianism that ruined the empire and destroyed the Roman economy.
World War I: The Great War Was also the Great Enabler of Progressive Governance
Historians praise the US entry into World War I because it enabled an Allied victory. But it also led to the economic disasters of the 1920s and ’30s.
How the Soviets “Fixed” Inflation, but Ruined the Economy
The Soviet regime relentlessly expanded the money supply. To prevent inflation, the regime then created shortages through price controls and economic stagnation.
It Didn’t Begin with FDR: Currency Devaluation in the Third Century Roman Empire
Roman keynesianism that ruined the empire and destroyed the Roman economy.
How the Soviets “Fixed” Inflation, but Ruined the Economy
The Soviet regime relentlessly expanded the money supply. To prevent inflation, the regime then created shortages through price controls and economic stagnation.
It’s Time to Abandon America’s Fetish for “Unconditional Surrender”
War dissenters are branded "Putinists" by the foreign policy elites who casually flirt with nuclear war. But preferring negotiations to World War III hardly makes one a Putin sympathizer.
