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Hail, Marx! Capitalist and Communist Economies Now Indistinguishable

Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 7:50 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Little is more hypocritical in public life than American capitalists championing the virtues of free markets, while depending on the government to ensure (i.e., privatize) their profits and insure (i.e., socialize) their losses. Far worse though is that the government actually sanctions this hypocrisy, primarily by having the Federal Reserve prop up the U.S. economy with monetary… Read more.

Castro Admits His “Cuban Model” Has Failed

Friday, September 10, 2010 at 7:32 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro seems to be recovering from the gastrointestinal problems that nearly killed him a few years ago in a manner that is worthy of Lazarus. Indeed, nothing demonstrated his miraculous triumph over the Grim Reaper quite like his donning army fatigues, instead of track suits, again. Yet, in the United States,… Read more.

Ukraine’s Democrats Become What They Fought Against: UPDATE on My Favorite Ex-Communists

Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 5:52 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

In November 2004, the world watched in awe as Viktor Yushchenko, scarred but unbowed by a botched assassination attempt, led Ukrainian democrats in an Orange Revolution. They were rising against the communists who had lorded over them for fifty-plus years. In April 2005, I wrote a laudatory and hopeful commentary on Yushchenko’s historic visit to… Read more.