The Socialist Fantasy
Central planning always fails.
Socialism
Stossel: Venezuela Is Socialism
Media personalities claim socialism didn't cause Venezuela's collapse, but it did. Here's how.
Free Markets Are Moral, Not the 'Lesser of Two Evils'
A system that lets us make our own decisions about our own lives is more moral than one that transfers them to powerful strangers.
Bernie Sanders' New Campaign Advisor David Sirota Once Touted Hugo Chavez's 'Economic Miracle' in Venezuela
"Chavez racked up an economic record that a legacy-obsessed American president could only dream of achieving."
The Perils of Zero-Sum Worldviews on the Left and Right
The awful ideology of the perpetrator of the recent terrorist attack in New Zealand is one of many examples of how far-right nationalists and far-left socialists have more in common than we often think. Both worldviews rest on the dangerous assumption that we are locked in a zero-sum game in which some groups can only succeed and prosper at the expense of others.
Americans Are Still Confused About What Socialism Actually Is
Soviet revolutionary Vladimir Lenin used the motto, "Land to the peasants, peace to the nations, bread to the starving." Sounds good, right?
Bernie Sanders Wanted 'Public Ownership of the Major Means of Production' in 1976
There's a word for that….
The Socialists Are Coming! Or Are They?: Podcast
Democratic mega-proposals, GOP budgetary fictions, prostitution decriminalization surprises, and Zardoz moments galore
Does Prosperity Trigger Calls for Socialism?
In good economic times, heightened inequality means that class tensions are heightened, as soaring visible wealth stokes envy and resentment.
Large Majority of Millennials and Gen Z Support Private Health Insurance While Nearly Half Say They Want Socialism: Reason Roundup
Plus: Klobuchar thinks government should profit when Big Tech sells your data, and the FDA drops a ban on genetically modified salmon.
Why Are We Still Debating the 'Merits' of Socialism?
To understand socialism, one needn't fixate on its most-horrifying elements-gulags and executions. Think about the simple stuff. Like aspirin.
Americans' Least Favorite Company Isn't Even a Company. Can You Guess What It Is?
No matter their age or political persuasion, Americans have similar thoughts on this one.
The Rise of the Low-Tax Socialists
Today's Democrats want all sorts of new spending, but not the middle-class taxes to go along with it.
The Green New Deal and 'Socialist' Democrats Are Normalizing Trump
Just 18 percent of Americans have favorable views of socialism.
'Everyone' Here Is a Socialist Except Most Americans: Reason Roundup
Plus: Amash 2020?...Huwei to sue the U.S. government...and who needs Russian bots when you've got TV reporters?
No, Sex Wasn't Better for Women Under Socialism
It's hard to get in the mood when you're sharing a bedroom with your mother-in-law.
How Much Will the Green New Deal Cost?
Climate change is the excuse; radically remaking the American economy is the aim.
Watch Bernie Sanders' Red, Frowning Face as Trump Slams Socialism During SOTU
Sanders is an avowed democratic socialist.
How Another Patriots' Super Bowl Victory Explains Anti-Billionaire Politics
Even with all the steps the NFL takes to level the playing field between teams, the Patriots keep rising to the top. It generates some envy, and resentment.
Bernie Sanders Wants To Seize 77% of Dead Billionaires' Estates
The estate tax is a form of double taxation.
America's Stubborn Left Clings to Nicolas Maduro Despite All Evidence
It's time to admit that Venezuela's "21st century socialism" failed.
Venezuelan Crisis Boils Over as Opposition Leader Declares Himself President
Juan Guaidó declared himself to be the interim president. President Trump and other world leaders have acknowledged him as the country's new head of state.
Sweden Isn't Socialist
In international economic-freedom comparisons, Sweden often earns a higher ranking than the U.S.
In Venezuela, Yet Another Socialist Government Crushes Dissent
People getting starry eyed about socialism should look to Venezuela for some important warning signs.
Stossel: Socialism Leads To Violence
Socialist regimes use government brutality to enforce bad laws.
No, Sex Wasn't Better for Women Under Socialism
It's hard to get in the mood when you're sharing a bedroom with your mother-in-law.
On Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for Property Rights
There's no reason to celebrate collective ownership.
Criticize Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Her Socialist Views, Not Her Struggle to Find Affordable Housing in D.C.
This problem should inspire sympathy, not scorn.
Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins Election In a Landslide
The progressive wunderkind will bring to Washington an ambitious, expensive policy agenda.
Socialism vs. Capitalism: Jacobin's Bhaskar Sunkara and Economist Gene Epstein Debate
Which economic system is most effective at bringing freedom to the masses?
Stossel: Sweden Is Not a Socialist Success
Many people think Sweden is socialist, but its success comes from free markets.
Turns Out the Internet Has Something to Say About Teen Vogue Trying to End Capitalism
Will ending capitalism also end global poverty? The for-profit magazine seems to think so.
Civil Liberties and Socialism Don't Mix
Democratic socialists say they believe in civil liberties, but their ideology is and will always be hostile to individual freedom.
When Social Media Platforms Block Conservatives
The best answer to speech we don't like is: more speech.
Publicly Traded Companies Are Still Private Property
No matter what California legislators or Elizabeth Warren think
Stossel: Socialism Fails Every Time
People who fled Cuba and Venezuela warn Americans not to embrace socialism.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'Eliminate' Electoral College, It 'Undermines' Democracy
The socialist candidate fails to grapple with why we have the Electoral College in the first place.
Does Capitalism or Socialism Make People More Free? Reason/Soho Forum Debate 10/15 in NYC
Gene Epstein of Barron's and Bhaskar Sunkhara of Jacobin will debate whether "socialism is more effective than capitalism in bringing freedom to the masses."
Sorry, Socialists: Capitalism Still Polls Way Better Than Politics
One has generated more wealth for more people than any other system ever tried, while the other has produced a long track record of failure, misery, and death.
Is Socialism or Capitalism Better at Bringing Freedom and Prosperity To the Masses? 10/15 Debate!
The next Reason-Soho Forum debate in New York features Barron's Gene Epstein vs. Jacobin's Bhaskar Sunkara.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won't Say How She'll Pay for $40 Trillion Platform
CNN's Jake Tapper kept asking the socialist candidate where the money would come from. Eventually, he gave up.
America Should be More Like Sweden. But Not for the Reasons You Think: Podcast
Johan Norberg's new documentary shows how the Nordic nation traded stagnant socialism for a modern mixed economy
What We Talk About When We Talk About Socialism
From Jim Carrey to the Chapo Trap House to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the "s" word means different things to different people. Here's how libertarians should engage.
