ECN | 20 Aug 2016 Socialists everywhere and the likes of Bernie Sanders have constantly alluded to Finland, Sweden and Denmark has champions of Democratic Socialism. They have all claimed that these states are the best examples of how socialism can work, and that the United States must become like them. But are these models…
RNZ | 21 July 2016 In his new book Listen, Liberal or What Ever Happened to the Party of the People? New York Times best selling author Thomas Frank argues America’s left has abandoned its working class roots to pursue a new class of supporter – the elite professional. He argues the Democratic Party has failed…
ECN | 18 July 2016 Since the global economic collapse, the standard argument has become: socialism is altruistic, a virtuous model that should be embraced by nations and governments all over the world. This is a common statement made on college campuses, legislative properties and online comments sections. However, the opposite is true: socialism makes…
Mises Institute | 12 July 2016 Economists often warn about the perverse effects of the minimum wage. It is acknowledged this measure does not increase the salary of less productive workers. It reduces their employability, their ability to increase their skills and experience and thus constitute a powerful barrier to social mobility. But an effect…
Mises Institute | 19 June 2016 On 23 June 2016, the people of Great Britain will vote whether to stay in the European Union (EU) or leave it. The pro-EU camp argues that leaving the EU will cost Britain dearly in terms of economic prosperity, financial stability, and domestic security. In fact, people are being…
The College Fix | June 16, 2016 At least one professor in America does not feel the Bern. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Professor Jack Stauder says his political and ideological conversion away from socialism and Marxism occurred when he actually witnessed these systems in action. After traveling to more than 110 countries to pursue various forms of…
news.com.au | 3 June 2016 “WHAT would you do if your income were taken care of?” The often-dreamt of prospect is being posed as a serious question to people in Switzerland this weekend, with the country set to vote on a universal basic income scheme that could see every citizen paid a wage by default.…
Economic Collapse News | 5 May 2016 Capitalism has garnered a bad reputation in recent years, despite bringing more people out of poverty than any other type of system in the history of the world. LearnLiberty has a new video out that outlines three myths of capitalism, explained by Dr. Jeffrey Miron from Harvard University.…
RNZ | 7 May 2016 The anonymous leaker of the Panama Papers has spoken for the first time and has singled out Prime Minister John Key for criticism. The offices of law firm Mossack Fonseca in Panama City Photo: AFP In a 1800-word statement, the whistleblower offered to help law authorities make prosecutions in return…
The Telegraph | 4 May 2016 Unloved, untimely, and unnecessary, the putative free trade pact between Europe and America is dying a slow death. The Dutch people have amassed 100,000 signatures calling for a referendum on this Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP as we know it. The number is likely to soar after…