When Ash Sarker of Novara Media declared “I’m literally a Communist, you idiot” in a now-immortal exchange with ITV host … Continue reading “Ignorance of communism isn’t surprising – history is written by the Left”

Socialists usually despise marketing, which they see as hoodwinking people into buying tripe they neither need nor truly want. And … Continue reading “Communism literally always ends in failure”

I was asked on a podcast this week if capitalism and communism can co-exist. The short answer is, yes: capitalism … Continue reading “We are capitalists – you’re welcome!”

Opinion pieces which tell us to stop obsessing over socialism’s past failures, and start to get excited about its future … Continue reading “Why is socialism – literally – in Vogue?”

Between 3 – 8 July 2017, the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Adam Smith Institute jointly held Freedom Week, … Continue reading ““But that wasn’t REAL socialism!” (Part 1: the USSR)”

Over the past year or so, I have occasionally mocked socialists for their tendency to disown real-world socialist experiments whenever … Continue reading “The libertarian right and the socialist left: just as bad as each other?”

Continued from Part 1.   Let me suggest that what Marx was objecting to – revolting against – was human … Continue reading “Marx’s Flight from Reality (Part 2)”

Though it may seem strange, Karl Marx was not always a communist. As late as 1842, when Marx was in … Continue reading “Marx’s Flight from Reality (Part 1)”

The Bible says : And he (Jesus) said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own … Continue reading “Obituary: Ljubo Sirc (1920 – 2016)”