The idea of socialism is ancient. Organized socialist movements took form in Europe in the nineteenth century, and socialism emerged as a dominant political ideology in many places around the world by the twentieth century. This second CCA of the 2019-2020 academic year, co-sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series, will consider socialism, its practice over time, and its resurgence today.
Kimberley Strassel writes the weekly “Potomac Watch” column for The Wall Street Journal, where she is also a member of the editorial board. A graduate of Princeton University, her previous positions at the Journal include news assistant in Brussels, internet reporter in London, commercial real estate reporter in New York, columnist for OpinionJournal.com, and senior editorial page writer. She is a regular contributor to Sunday morning political programs, including Face the Nation and Meet the Press. In 2013, she was a Eugene C. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Journalism at Hillsdale College, and in 2014 she was a recipient of the Bradley Prize. She is the author of The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech and, most recently, Resistance (At All Costs): How Trump Haters Are Breaking America.
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Excellent speech, I think it was spot on.
I have a few thoughts on what was said. I think that institutions of higher learning should be relieved of their monopoly over our educational credentials. Benjamin Franklin was sent off to be a printer's apprentice when he was around 12. Through his own efforts, he rose to be a highly educated man. Thomas Edison had a third grade education, Henry Ford had a sixth grade education. People like these changed the world. As it is, people without the store bought credentials are often dismissed. Elizabeth Kenny, a lowly Australian bush nurse, came up with superior treatments for polio that was dismissed by doctors with their university degrees for decades. This caused many to be unnecessarily crippled for life. There should be another path to recognized academic achievement without the left wing indoctrination, add ridiculous cost.
Thank you for the truth!!!
At last……the Sith have revealed themselves.
It’s all economics, the world is broke regarding fiat currency. All these other distractions will kill a billion or more and morally should be stopped by our own.
God bless you and your family and friends forever in Jesus name
💯 percent on👍
So this is how you get on the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal.
Healthcare 🤔 hmm great grandparents minded their own health & so do I. Middlefinger to hospitals doctors big pharma etc
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The problem with socialism is that the ends sought are held in such high regard that all processes and means are directed (rigged and perverted) towards that outcome. The crown of western civilization is "due process" which focuses on the small parts and pieces of the process of justice and how to keep it fair and impartial; pieces small enough that we have a chance of understanding and making needed corrections. There is no means of examining and correcting errors of a grand vision.
The problem is that we are all human, and have limited and flawed understanding. We do not know how things should be in a utopia. Even if we did, that does not provide a means of getting there.
She’s entitled to everything she’s saying but this is pure Republican fear-mongering cloaked in the boogeyman tactic of trying to convince a populace that doing what’s right for the whole is sinister versus what you can hoard for yourself.
As an aside, she’s written a laughable, asinine, and deservedly mocked op-ed about the recent retrieval (her word: raid) of documents from our former president, and saying democrats better watch out when republicans are in charge because…well…what comes around goes around. To that I think I speak for many independents and democrats who say: Good. Fine. You should go after people who break the law. Hunter Biden? Super, go after him if he’s broken the law.
Republicans bent on fascistic polices like her show that it’s all about creating in groups and out groups and, the general public? You’re not in.
Thank you
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Like to hear her thoughts of the FBI RAIDING a President's personal residence to look for anything they could use to keep him from running again or worse. 8/8/22 the USA surpassed being a banana republic into a outright tyrannical dictatorship, doing the bidding of those like Soros = Venezuela on steroids.
and nothing matters , nothing changes , intelligence dies and we soon with it.
What a strange and uniformed speaker. Can't believe parents are paying for students to attend this college!
This speech is perfect
Very articulate and knowledgeable. I think she covered everything factually and without bias!
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That was a great speech from a wonderful young woman – Kimberley Strassel. I did notice the dominate age of her audience: Most of them are old folks like me. I am asking myself where are all the young students? They are the ones that should be hearing her words.
Brilliant analysis of America’s socialism (communism) fueled by ENVY, not the desire to “share” anything, rather the desire to steal the property of those you hate because you envy them.
I’m not sure that broadcast journalists have a journalism degree. They don’t know ethics of journalism. The real journalists need to stand up against this.
I am for a system that every need is pay able for everybody! But for luxury people have to work for that!
So end of story!
People who have lower chances at work should get some financial support and for the rest they still need to earn their own money to pay the rest for their cost of living and work for the money for Luxury and to go on Holiday!
Make the financial system simple and cut all the unneccessary things away what is making people sick in their mind! Remove so much paper work as possible!
And dont let anybody sit on its lazy ass!
Remove all the complex administration and keep it simple fair and unfraudable!
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Enjoyed it!
For the record, 3 years later, speech is 100% applicable.
THIS IS SO TRUE AND SO SAD
Wow, this is so misguided, I feel very sorry for your children.
The socialism that is being promoted by Sanders and the VERY few others has nothing to do with what you describe. Why don't you mention the "health" insurance companies own "death panels"? You think private health insurance companies pay for everything a patient wants? Chiropractors? No! The rest of the developed world has universal health insurance, not the regressive United States. My late wife lived in Italy and spent 3 weeks in hospital and paid 5€ for parking and NOTHING else. You are so misguided and narrow minded as to be a danger to the United States and therefore are unamerican.
Your election comments have not aged so well.
Didn't Christ have something to say about forgiveness and helping one another? Tell me where it says that you shouldn't care for those less fortunate?
I would make the point to Kimberly that socialism is not a philosophy but an ideology. In philosophy we seek to fit out minds to the world and it's peoples and grow by doing so. The ideologue seeks to force the world and it's peoples to fit his mind, and he will spill any amount of blood in the effort. The utilitarian ideologue is possessed of an irrational fervor that he knows what is right and best for all of humanity, and believes just as strongly that this confers upon him not only the right, but the duty to force it upon us, regardless of the cost in lives. In the last century such ideologues claimed over 100 million lives. In our day they are out to claim billions.
So, you'd rather have the wealthy continue to stand on our necks so we can never become wealthy ourselves?
Oh. And let us not forget the unlimited amounts of $$$ given TO the elected representatives to ensure the law and politicians continue to stand on our necks that we who want balance DO NOT EVER become wealthy.
If I may say, I think we've all missed the point. It never went anywhere because McCarthy was right. Of course we were told how horrible he was and how that can never happen again, because of the way he went about. In fact it was that he went about it at all. The congruence for why there are rules for thee and not for they, was partially manifested at that time. All of a sudden now that it's affecting people at the dinner table, especially if you have a gas stove. Here's a tip. If things give you the ability to survive. That is what they're going to take. Electric/gas, vehicle mobility (see 15 minute cities) food (I'm not even going there) but the 200+ fires are totally normal and the breakdown of the supply chain totally has not been providing you with anything that you think it has for 100 years now. If you don't see it by now you won't.
Most socialist congre$$ in history? Boy this isn't ageing well
It's going great, Kimberly.
Brilliant. Charming. Truthful. Accurate.