Tag: Communism

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The Berlin Wall Was One of the Dumbest Experiments in Economic History

The Berlin Wall was designed to cut the East off from the West. It was a disaster. Here’s why it all went wrong for the communists.

China Isn’t Ready to Be the World’s Leading Economy

‘China’s got a big advantage,’ began a friend after dinner. ‘It doesn’t have elections every four years.

How Berlin Forgot the Crimes of the Soviets

During the height of the Cold War, Berlin was ground zero in the struggle against communism. Have we learned the hard lessons since then?