Socialism
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No Complex Society Can Be Socialist
“Tonight,” Trump said, “we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country.” Indeed no complex society can be.
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The Downsides and Dangers of Mission Making
Mission making turns economic decision-making into a political conflict of interest groups possessing bargaining power in the halls of government to determine what gets done, in what ways, and for whose benefit.
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How to Recognize the Fascistic Turn
In explicitly promoting righteousness at the expense of factualness, Ocasio-Cortez is — in pursuit of socialistic ends — doing so beneath the mantle of fascism.
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The Green New Dealers and the New Socialism
Understanding their misguided political assumptions and the damaging economic consequences that would follow from their coming to power is essential if a “green” road to serfdom is to be avoided.
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Venezuela’s Bastiat Society Chapter Prepares Young Entrepreneurs for Better Days Ahead
When positive change finally does come to Venezuela, the nation will have its chapter of the Bastiat Society to thank for growing and maintaining the bottom-up foundation of a free market economy.
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Why Buildings are Collapsing in Cuba
To save lives by ensuring that large-scale, sophisticated repairs for dilapidated buildings are swiftly and efficiently undertaken, the Cuban government must free the market for capital goods.
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The Real Significance of the French Tax Revolt
For two weeks in France, and now Belgium and the Netherlands, a European Spring has been building. What we see in Paris today might be the end of social democracy as we know it, and what comes in its place is what the battle of ideas today is really about.
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The Economics of Dracula
Vlad the Impaler and his literary incarnation — Count Dracula — have real historical roots in a dark period of economic nationalism.
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Socialism Worked in Venezuela
Socialism is worse than untenable. It’s destructive and inhumane. Conservatives should know that socialists know of their own destructive intent and should oppose them, instead of implicitly praising them.
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Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and the $3,500 Suit
It should come as no surprise that in a political/economic system helmed by an elite that the trappings of a ruling class inevitably follow.
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The Market Democracy vs. Democratic Socialism
Under a regime of democratic socialism, for an individual to have the opportunity for any such changes in many aspects of life, it would be necessary for him to change enough other minds that the next time voting is held on these issues, new decisions would be made about these everyday matters.
