Tag Archives: Communism

Venezuela Boils

The problem with reporting on the slow-motion trainwreck that is Venezuela is the “slow-motion” part. Things fall apart, children die, people starve, but it’s hard to gauge the rate at which the ship of state is slipping under the iceberg … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 5, 2017

Happy Cinco de Mayo, the holiday that celebrates the French army getting their asses kicked by Mexicans! A bunch of big news that everyone and their dog has been covering at the top of the LinkSwarm: Big News 1: Despite … Continue reading →

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Remembering Victims of Communism Day

Once again it’s May 1, a very important date of observance: Victims of Communism Day. Remember that communism killed some 100 million people. As Ilya Somin notes, this year will mark the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution: This year … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for April 20, 2017

This didn’t get done while I was doing my taxes, but here, at last, is another giant Texas vs. California update: Appeals court finds San Diego’s pension reform legal. “California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal unanimously overturned a 2015 state … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 6, 2017

The James Quintero interview on Texas municipal pensions generated a lot of interest, including a piece on Zero Hedge. I mention it here because, being Zero Hedge, the firehose nudged it to page 2 before I could even take a … Continue reading →

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Drexel University Professor Calls for Genocide Against White People

George Ciccariello-Maher, a “radical political theorist, and currently Associate Professor of Politics and Global Studies at Drexel University,” tweeted that all he wanted for Christmas “is White Genocide.” Naturally, now he’s claiming that it’s all a joke, though John Sexton … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan Socialism Out-Grinches Itself

The ongoing failure of socialism in Venezuela is one of those continuing stories that always threaten to turn post-worthy. This week’s Christmas season hook: the government’s Grinch-like seizure of toys: Caracas, Venezuela (CNN)Venezuelan officials have confiscated nearly 4 million toys … Continue reading →

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A Quarter-Century Ago Today: The Collapse of the Soviet Union

Legal Insurrection reminds of an event that the entire world has to be thankful for: The collapse of the Soviet Union. Merry Christmas, everyone!

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LinkSwarm for December 9, 2016

The Dallas police and fireman pension fund has halted withdrawals of money to stop a pension run in order to keep the system (temporarily) solvent. Texas municipal pension debt is a big story with a lot of different ramifications and … Continue reading →

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Fidel Castro Crimes Roundup

Now that the world has time to digest Fidel Castro’s death, here’s a roundup of more proof that, yes, he was a tyrannical torturing commie scumbag. First up, here’s the Miami Herald‘s detailed account of Castro’s life and his brutal … Continue reading →

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