The Failure of Bolshevism and Its Aftermath
Judged by its announced goals, Bolshevism failed. Was Russia "not yet ripe" for socialism?
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The Daily Hell of Life in the Soviet Bloc
Any economic system that forces lions to go vegan should never be forgiven.
The New York Times and the “Lost Cause” of Bolshevism
According to the New York Times, we should be mourning the passing of the Soviet era and all of its promises of a better life for all.
Cradles of Capitalism: the City-States of Greece and Italy
Ancient and Renaissance city-states were some of the greatest incubators of economic and entrepreneurial activity.
Why Populism Isn’t Going Away
An ailing foundation of the economy provides fertile soil for dissatisfaction with the status quo.
Mainstream Economists Whitewashed the Evils of Communism
There’s no excuse for any sentient being – especially an economist – to have praised the decrepit communist economic model by the 1980's.
Disaster in Red: The Hundredth Anniversary of the Russian Socialist Revolution
We are still fighting the battle between the ideologies of freedom and individualism versus political planning and collectivism today.
Why a Small State Is More “Voluntary” than a Big One
Because of their physical size, large states are able to exercise more state-like power than geographically smaller states.
Aristotle on Private Property and Money
Although Aristotle scorned moneymaking and was scarcely a partisan of laissez-faire, he set forth a trenchant argument in favor of private property.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert and Louis XIV
Colbert: "The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least amount of hissing."
