On 28 November, the IEA organised a panel discussion on the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the rise of … Continue reading “The fall of the Berlin Wall, and Millennial Socialism”

Two out of five people under the age of 35 have a positive opinion of socialism. Two out of five … Continue reading “The Mirage of Democratic Socialism: a rejoinder (Part 1)”

…continued from Part 1   On 21-24 June, the Alliance for Workers’ Liberty organised the conference ‘Socialism Makes Sense: Ideas … Continue reading “Socialism: will next time be different? (Part 2)”

On 21-24 June, the Alliance for Workers’ Liberty organised the conference ‘Socialism Makes Sense: Ideas for Freedom 2018’ in London. … Continue reading “Socialism: will next time be different? (Part 1)”

Socialism is extremely in vogue. Opinion pieces which tell us to stop obsessing over socialism’s past failures, and start to … Continue reading “What have socialism’s proponents really learned since the fall of the Berlin Wall?”

On 04 December 2017, the University College London (UCL) Debating Society organised a debate with the above title. The IEA’s … Continue reading “Motion: “This House believes that the Hammer and Sickle should be considered a hate symbol””

When I was about 16, like many of my peers, I went through a brief “teenage commie phase”. Obviously I … Continue reading “100 years after the Russian Revolution, Paul Mason still doesn’t get it”

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)”

Socialism is popular in Britain. More popular than capitalism, at any rate. That was the result of a YouGov survey … Continue reading “Has ‘real’ socialism never been tried?”