When the Berlin wall fell, and then the Iron Curtain, and then the Soviet Union dissolved into national tribes pursuing free market economies, the academic conservatives were gleeful. “The End of History” was the zeitgeist text and meme that Fukuyama penned. The metanarrative debate and power struggle about the role of government at “the commanding [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Political Economy’
September 17, 2008
All that is solid melts…
My thoughts exactly…
Daily Kos: State of the Nation
Now that the People own a major insurance company, it’s fair to ask how the People’s Insurance Company, along with the People’s Mortgage Companies and the People’s Investment Banks, will benefit the People who Own them. Can we expect lower premiums, equity sharing, and corporate perks for our [...]
April 24, 2008
Pithy approach to political economy
A colleague sent this along. I know it floated around Internet for awhile.
SOCIALISM
You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbor.
COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM
You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM
You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots [...]
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