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Resisting Socialism in early 20th Century Britain
Resisting Socialism in early 20th Century Britain “The foundations of economic freedom are weakening around the world, according to the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom published by the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Particularly concerning are the rise of populist ‘democratic’ movements that use the coercive power of government to redistribute income and […]
Austerity Good or Bad?
Austerity Good or Bad? QUESTION: Martin, The ‘Austerity’ argument seems a bit confusing. Surely, “Austerity” means reducing the size of Government and is an understanding that we can’t keep funding zillions of civil/public servants and on the other is a reduction of the Social Security Bill – healthcare, social benefits, the cost of the un and […]
Venezuela isn’t looking too hot
Venezuela isn’t looking too hot If anarcho-capitalists should move to Somalia, then socialists – especially, “social democrats” — should move to Venezuela. The country is a complete disaster. But don’t take my word for it, read what a Caracas homemaker said after she tried to buy three cans of sardines and was ordered to put one back […]
What It Means to Be a Socialist
What It Means to Be a Socialist Chris Hedges gave this speech Sunday at a Santa Ana, Calif., event sponsored by the Green Party of Orange County. We live in a revolutionary moment. The disastrous economic and political experiment that attempted to organize human behavior around the dictates of the global marketplace has failed. The […]
The Human Cost of Socialism in Power
The Human Cost of Socialism in Power The attempt to establish a comprehensive socialist system in many parts of the world over the last one hundred years has been one of the cruelest and most brutal episodes in human history. Some historians have estimated that as many as 200 million people may have died as […]
The City’s stranglehold makes Britain look like an oh-so-civilised mafia state
The City’s stranglehold makes Britain look like an oh-so-civilised mafia state Dodgy donations, misselling, trading scandals, tax evasion: wherever you sniff, something stinks ‘The financial sector exploits an astonishing political privilege: the City of London is the only jurisdiction in the UK not fully subject to the authority of parliament.’ Illustration: Sébastian Thibault Be reasonable […]
The Real Enemy Is Within
The Real Enemy Is Within Steve Mann / Shutterstock If you are not dedicated to the destruction of empire and the dismantling of American militarism, then you cannot count yourself as a member of the left. It is not a side issue. It is the issue. It is why I refuse to give a pass in this presidential […]
Why is it So Hard for the West to See Everything is Connected?
Why is it So Hard for the West to See Everything is Connected? QUESTION: Marty, you have written many times how everything is connected and how in Asian culture that is the foundation of all understanding. Why is it so hard in the West to comprehend this fundamental concept? All the best GD ANSWER: I think it […]
Venezuela Increasingly Looks Like A War Zone
Venezuela Increasingly Looks Like A War Zone Over the years, we have repeatedly poked fun at the transformation of Venezuela into a “socialist utopia” – an economy in a state of terminal collapse, where the destruction of the currency (one black market Bolivaris now worth 107 times less than the official currency’s exchange rate) and the […]
Cronies, Polluters and Funny Money
Cronies, Polluters and Funny Money What’s Really Killing Capitalism VANCOUVER, Canada – Hillary is taking the bull by the horns… and putting the knife between her teeth. She is a “take-charge” candidate and aims to let us know. Yes, earlier his week, she promised to improve capitalism. Now, it’s the climate of planet Earth that […]
Today’s Anti-Capitalists Ignore the Fundamental Problems of Socialism
Today’s Anti-Capitalists Ignore the Fundamental Problems of Socialism Anti-market and pro-socialist rhetoric is surging in headlines (see also here, here, and here) and popping up more and more on social media feeds. Much of the time, these opponents of markets can’t tell the difference between state-sponsored organizations like the International Monetary Fund and actual markets. But, that doesn’t matter because the articles and […]
Venezuela’s Hyperinflation Crack-Up Boom on its Way to Outer Space
Venezuela’s Hyperinflation Crack-Up Boom on its Way to Outer Space Why Stock Markets Are Not an Indicator of the Economy In a free unhampered market economy based on a sound monetary system – this is to say a market-chosen monetary system with a free banking industry and no central planning institution that is manipulating interest rates and […]
The Individual and His Future
The Individual and His Future “It’s instructive to read what authors wrote about core values a hundred or two hundred years ago, because then you can appreciate what has happened to the culture of a nation. You can grasp the enormous influence of planned propaganda, which changes minds, builds new consensus, and exiles certain disruptive […]
Greece illustrates 150 years of socialist failure in Europe
Greece illustrates 150 years of socialist failure in Europe Greece cannot pay its debts…ever. Nor can several other members of the European Union. That’s why Europe’s elite are loath to place Greece in default. If Greece is allowed to abrogate its debts, why should any of the other debtor members of the EU pay up? […]
This Time is Different
This Time is Different For years, I have warned that we will face our worst nightmare – the collapse of socialism. In the death throes of this abomination that even the Ten Commandments listed as a serious sin, equal to “thou shalt not kill”, government will become the ugly beast that will devour society to retain […]
