Why have socialist economies repeatedly struggled with shortages, corruption, black markets, and authoritarianism?

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

With Trump’s crony capitalism, the government taking equity positions in US businesses, and socialists making real inroads in ...

David Boaz was the executive vice president of the Cato Institute, a prominent libertarian think tank based in Washington D.C., when he published “The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom.” ...

Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), a libertarian-minded Republican, criticized the Trump administration’s push to acquire a stake in U.S. chipmaker Intel, suggesting the move would be a “step toward socialism.” ...

The GOP used to be synonymous with unfettered free markets, but some of President Trump’s recent decisions have some fellow Republicans raising the specter of socialism. Senator Rand Paul called Trump ...

The development of the labor movement in most of the countries following the dissolution of the First International places into sharp relief the baneful influence – tactical and political – which ...

While those who love America spent the Fourth of July weekend celebrating the country’s freedom and independence, those who hate America spent that same weekend in Chicago (where else?) decrying that ...