(b) Why does capitalism still exist? Why is it so difficult for many to grasp the tenets of socialism, capitalism and communism, and further, grasp the fact that no nation in existence implements a pure version of any of those three econ Why is private property important in free market...
This gap remains: it’s worth noting that the PMC left (of which I’m obviously a part) seems to spend far more time considering the PMC itself than it does the service sector, which is often treated as a continuum of the traditional working class. But you can sketch something out. Fo...
Why does communism lead to dictatorship? Why is voting an important responsibility in a representative democracy? Why is North Korea considered an oligarchy? How does a representative democracy differ from an oligarchy? Why is Iran an oligarchy?
Most atheists, including famous ones such as Richard Dawkins, fall into the category of ‘Agnostic Atheism’ – they don’t claim to know with certainty that god does not exist. Conversely, most theists are ‘Gnostic Theists’ – they claim to know with certainty that their particular god...
aChina rocks. Forget the government. The culture and the people are still the focus for me. Besides, it should be obvious to all that the regime there cannot continue to exist as communism as the economy grows. Lay off the Chinese. They're fine. China rocks. Forget the government. The...
Communism is for all practical purposes, a political religion: It is totalitarian, it venerates its sainted founders, it has sacred dogma that cannot be challenged; it persecutes its heretics, it does not brook disobedience, it feels no compunction against twisting science for its own means. ...
s eyes. Those who did not go, particularly among the nation’s elites, were often threatened by the acts of those who did and as a consequence inverted the usual syllogism of service. If I did not go to a war because I believed it was immoral, what does it say about someone who ...
By taxing unproductive money, we create a better capitalism that doesn’t kill the goose by disrupting incentives in the way that communism or extreme socialism does. And it widens the group of people who are incentivized to work and bring their talents to the benefit of all. Norway’s tax...
Communism, as we’ll see, does not. Slavery or Freedom? Marx thought the source of the world’s problems was private property—specifically, that owned by the wealthy—and he aimed to abolish it. “[T]he theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of pri...
" Rabinovich: "Why, Communism." KGB officer 2: "And what country has the best living standards?" Rabinovich: "The Soviet Union, of course." Officer 1: "And what constitution is the best at protecting the rights of the citizens?" Rabinovich: "The Soviet Constitution, Comrades." Officer...