Tag: Soviet Union
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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.
Soviet Catastrophe Paints Grim Picture of America’s Future
There was a time, believe it or not, when economists wouldn’t presume to tell us what interest rates should be. They were ‘moral philosophers’ who merely observed and tried to understand.
Destination New Zealand: 1984
History repeats itself in New Zealand from looking back at 1984. And when you’re falling backwards into the mire, someone should call it out.
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?