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 | Sep 1, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I like the Baltic nations, as illustrated by what I wrote last year. I’m a big fan of…Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. These three countries emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Empire and they have taken advantage of their independence to become successful...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
It appears that Venezuela is on the brink of collapse as it enters the fourth circle of statist hell. And the death of Cuba’s long-time dictator gives hope that the people of that island nation may soon escape communist tyranny. Moreover, one certainly hopes that the...
