Every year on 8 December, Albanians celebrate Youth Day. On this day in 1990, brave students led protests that ultimately … Continue reading “Living Red: My father’s life under Hoxha’s Albania (Part 2)”

Today marks the 69th anniversary of the beginning of the East German uprising of 1953. It was the first of … Continue reading “What Bertolt Brecht had in common with today’s Millennial Socialists”

In August 1989, Poland’s parliament did the unthinkable. The Soviet satellite state elected an anti-communist as its new prime minister. … Continue reading “The New York Times Reported ‘the Mainstreaming of Marxism in US Colleges’ 30 Years Ago. Today, We See the Results”

The Humboldt University, located in East Berlin, was once the largest university of the German Democratic Republic, and one of … Continue reading “Californian think tank publishes “Best Books on the Folly of Socialism””

Socialists are fond of modifiers these days. “Democratic Socialism”, “21st Century Socialism”, “Millennial Socialism”, and, most absurd of all, “Libertarian … Continue reading “The myth of “Libertarian Socialism””

If you are a socialist, and you are toying with the idea of writing a book – now is the … Continue reading “Book review: “The Socialist Manifesto” by Bhaskar Sunkara”

On 6 July, the IEA held its annual THINK conference at the Royal Geographical Society in London. It included a … Continue reading “Socialism, Capitalism and Millennials”

Venezuelamania is well and truly over. Like so many other examples before it, the country has entered the unthankful not-REAL-socialism … Continue reading “Are capitalists afraid of socialist success?”

On 8 September 2018, several IEA staff members took part in the Big Tent Ideas Festival in Cambridge. Dr Kristian … Continue reading “Are Millennials more libertarian than we think?”