by Dan Mitchell | Nov 7, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
There’s no way to sugarcoat the monstrous evil of communism. The death toll is simply too large. But the silver lining to the dark cloud of Marxist socialism is that we have some clever jokes and satire. We’ll start with the Gipper. Here are some of his anti-communism...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
To observe the tragic 100th birthday of communism, I wrote last week about Karl Marx’s legacy of death, suffering, destruction, and misery. Along with its sister ideology of national socialism, communism was the most potent killer of the 20th century. But what’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 30, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Just in case you didn’t realize, we’re “celebrating” an anniversary. In 1917, at this time of year, the Bolshevik revolution was occurring in Russia. It resulted in the creation of the Soviet Union, followed in subsequent decades by enslavement of Eastern Europe and...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 6, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
Of the 4,000-plus columns I’ve produced blogging since 2009, two of the most popular posts involve semi-amusing stories that highlight the failure of socialism, redistributionism, and collectivism. “The Tax System Explained in Beer” is the third-most-viewed post of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 28, 2015 | Blogs, Europe
If you want to pinpoint the leading source of bad economic policy proposals, I would understand if someone suggested the Obama Administration. But looking to Europe might be even more accurate. For instance, I’d be hard pressed to identify a policy more misguided than...