by Dan Mitchell | Dec 26, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Yesterday, most of us celebrated Christmas. Today, all of us should celebrate the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which officially happened on this date in 1991 (aided and abetted by a Texas grocery store). A 2016 FEE column by Richard Ebeling documents...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 22, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Let’s add to our collection of communism humor. Yes, I realize that we probably shouldn’t laugh about a horrific ideology that has killed 100 million people. Especially since it’s still producing hardship, brutality, and suffering in places such as North...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 9, 2019 | Blogs
Back in 2011, I shared eight short videos that captured the greatness of Ronald Reagan. One of the videos was this excerpt of his famous tear-down-this-wall speech at Brandenburg Gate. In a column for the Washington Examiner, Quin Hillyer explains why this was a...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 19, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
John Papola has done it again. His video showing a Keynes v. Hayek rap contest was superb, and was followed by an equally enjoyable sequel featuring a boxing match between Keynes and Hayek. Now he has a rap contest about capitalism and socialism featuring Ludwig von...
by CF&P | Oct 1, 2019 | Blogs, Economics
Today, October 1, is the 70th anniversary of communists seizing power in China. Given the horrible consequences of Mao’s rule, including tens of millions of deaths from famine and tyranny, this tweet from President Trump seems rather inappropriate. Congratulations to...