Mar 16
Socialism is a curse that should be wished only on an enemy. Just 20 years ago, Venezuelans were the wealthiest people in Latin America. Then they voted for socialism. Today, Venezuelans starve in the streets, eat out of dumpsters and die in knife fights in the streets while fighting over dollar bills. Now, facing a …
Mar 03
Socialism is a curse that should be wished only on our enemies. Just 20 years ago the people of Venezuela were the wealthiest and freest in South America. Then the people voted for socialism and more government. Now Venezuelans watch as their friends and neighbors suffer from epileptic fits and seizures without medicine. See here. …
Feb 20
Just 18 years ago, Venezuela enjoyed the highest standard of living in South America. Then the people voted for socialism. Now the people of Venezuela eat dogs, cats, donkeys and even giant anteaters for survival. Women and girls prostitute themselves for as little as a tube of toothpaste or a box of diapers. Men die …
Jan 19
Tony Heller, the world’s foremost authority on the manipulation of temperature data by government agencies, is out with a new post: “Scam Over In 26 Hours” Heller quotes some preposterous claims made yesterday by government-loving extremist senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders spewed various well-worn climate-change lies, including the often-repeated false claim that “97 percent of scientists …
Dec 26
By Roger Roots, founder, Lysander Spooner University I remember many conversations with fellow graduate students while I obtained my Ph.D. in Sociology at UNLV around 2002-2004. Socialist politics had recently taken power in Venezuela and my fellow grad students all spoke warmly of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez. Some of my friends told me that Venezuela was …
Dec 15
Just 15 years ago, Venezuelans were among the richest and freest people in Latin America. Then the country voted for socialism. Now Venezuelans struggle for daily survival. The government dispenses all food, education and medical care. Men die in the streets fighting over dollars. Women walk the streets as prostitutes for as little as a …
Dec 14
Those who seek central planning over America depict government as a source of warmth, benevolence and comfort. They urge us to surrender our freedoms, lives and property to the state. Yet everywhere socialism has taken root, people live lives of misery, heartbreak and poverty while their masters live lives of opulence, privilege and luxury. Here …
Nov 27
Socialist politicians promise equality and free stuff but deliver impoverishment and tyranny. Here is a New York Post article about the luxurious life of Cuban President Fidel Castro. Castro lived a life of absolute luxury. He had dozens of mistresses and kept a dozen private palaces for himself. He even had pet dolphins. Virtually anyone …
Nov 25
Socialism is a curse that should be wished only on one’s most hated enemies. Here is a New York Times story about hungry Venezuelans fleeing their socialist country by the droves. Just a couple decades ago, Venezuela had the highest standard of living IN ALL OF LATIN AMERICA. But just 17 years after the people …
Nov 03
Socialism is a curse that should be wished only on a hated enemy. All societies that embrace it inevitably become sick and weak. Just a generation ago, Venezuela was a thriving, dynamic society with a robust economy. Now, after 17 years of socialism, men die in the streets fighting over spare change. Women and children …
