The Index of Economic Freedom, which is compiled every year by the Heritage Foundation, shows that the most capitalist countries … Continue reading “The decline in poverty and the increase in the number of billionaires go hand in hand”

The intellectual comeback of socialism After every single socialist experiment without exception failed over the past 100 years, it should … Continue reading “The socialist renaissance continues unabated”

As recently as 1981, 88 percent of the Chinese population was living in extreme poverty; today it is less than … Continue reading “Explaining China’s economic miracle”

Many so-called climate change activists are not really concerned about the climate and the environment. No, for them, these are … Continue reading “To anti-capitalists, climate change is just a pretext for a planned economy”

Most people believe that capitalism is to blame for climate change and environmental degradation. But numerous scientific studies have arrived … Continue reading “Capitalism is good for the environment”

At first glance, it is an argument that seems to make sense – and it would be crazy to oppose: … Continue reading “The fairy tale of the “finite planet””

In their 1992 book Ecocide in the USSR, Murray Feshbach and Alfred Friendly Jr. stated that “no other industrial civilisation … Continue reading “Book review: “Midnight in Chernobyl – The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster” by Adam Higginbotham”

In the past 100 years, there have been attempts to build socialist societies in at least 24 countries around the … Continue reading “Peru: the next experiment in Marxism-Leninism?”

June 22 marked the 80th anniversary of Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union. The assault was largely influenced by economic … Continue reading “The economics behind “Operation Barbarossa””