A man criticizing me for denouncing socialism on the Standard-Speaker’s blog accused me of being a typical ignorant, uneducated and backward “Hazletonian,” incapable of understanding the benefits of ...

Socialism has an abysmal record in the twentieth and twenty-first century, its effects include economic destruction, failure, and misery — Venezuela being the latest in a long line of wretched ...

Regarding the letter “Do we want socialism?” (Oct. 4, TribLive): Whelp … FEMA is a prime example of socialism, and I’m betting the victims of Helene and Milton would sure like some of that socialism ...

During the Cold War, the term “socialism” for many Americans was synonymous with “communism,” which meant the Soviet Union, a.k.a. the enemy. Today, things are different, explains Samuel Arnold ’01, ...

Discover how centrally planned economies function, their benefits, challenges, and real-world examples where governments ...

I am proud of Chico. With Measure H we taxed ourselves to fix our streets. The projects are being managed very well all over town. It’s democratic socialism at its best. That’s right. Taxing ourselves ...

Right-wing politicians often conjure up a caricature vision of socialism defined either by Soviet-style gulags or the authoritarianism and shortages seen in modern-day Venezuela. But debates over the ...

Global warming alarmists and their media allies launched a new scare last week, claiming that global warming is causing crop failures and food shortages around the globe. As the federal government ...

The two political and economic systems are related but far from identical Reviewed by Michael J Boyle Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Communism and socialism are political and economic systems that ...