Rutger Bregman, the Dutch historian and left-wing activist, has gained something of a cult following in Britain. Bregman’s sales tactic … Continue reading “On Venezuela, Rutger Bregman is rewriting recent history”

Now we’ve finally learned what went wrong in Venezuela: it wasn’t real socialism. At the World Economic Forum summit in … Continue reading “Venezuela officially enters the not-REAL-socialism stage”

So the Left is finally talking about Venezuela again. That is a good thing. For about a decade, large sections of … Continue reading “Socialism – not oil prices – is to blame for Venezuela’s woes”

“[Venezuela] is deep in crisis. It has the world’s highest inflation rate—720 percent and rising. Its currency has plummeted to … Continue reading “Venezuela, and the real reason why ‘real’ socialism has never been tried”

In many ways, Spain is the EU’s poster child. The country’s determination to be part of the European project was … Continue reading “A statist agenda would destroy all the gains Spain has made since joining the EU”

The Left’s enthusiasm for Venezuela has waned significantly of late. As the country is gripped by galloping inflation, massive shortages of food and … Continue reading “‘Chavismo’ is not just an economic failure – it’s a social failure too”