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A Little More on the Road to Wigan Pier…

After reading a few reactions to my review of George Orwell’s Road to Wigan Pier, it looked like I was a little bit unclear about Orwell’s position on socialism. I’m aware that he never denounced socialism as an ideology. However, the issue that becomes painfully clear when reading Wigan Pier is that he really had no clear idea of what socialism was or what it meant. With that in mind, I thought I’d make a quick video explaining this point a bit more clearly, so I hope this helps.

You can read my review here.

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Book Review Essay

Critique of Road to Wigan Pier in the Mises Wire!

The Mises Wire was kind enough to publish my critique of George Orwell’s book The Road to Wigan Pier!

Honestly, I was really proud of this review and critique. I had heard so many good things about this particular book, and was amazed to find how shallow its analysis was.

I would love if you would go give it a read.

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Economics Political

Rest In Peace, Yuri

I just heard that the great Yuri Maltsev has passed away this week–a huge loss for the world of liberty. Yuri was among the last to defect from the ailing Soviet Union, and the stories he told about doing research under the Iron Curtain are poignant reminders of the strangling effect that socialism and all forms of totalitarianism have on not just the economy, but free thought itself.