The book Stone Soup is a Newberry Award winning book, and what many consider to be a story of virtue beyond reproach. I remember reading this story as part of a unit in Public School in the 3rd Grade. In fact, there was an in-class potluck based on the theme of this book to celebrate…
Much has been written on Bernie Sanders and his identification with outright socialism back during his heydays in the latter half of the 20th century; from his honeymooning in the Soviet Union, to his praising of breadlines and the Cuban regime, to the utter laziness he displayed while living in his hippie commune. Today, he…
Did Abraham Lincoln share a common economic vision with Karl Marx? That’s the thesis of a recent article in the Washington Post, which claims that the 16th president and the socialist philosopher “were friendly and influenced each other.” According to an essay by Gillian Brockell, “Lincoln was regularly reading Karl Marx” and appears to have adapted a Marxist…
The French Revolution produced a parade of fascinating characters, many of them deranged by power and vampire-like in their quest for blood. One of the period’s lesser-known figures was Gracchus Babeuf, whose ideas were shelved with his death in 1797 only to reappear decades later in the writings of Karl Marx. Babeuf was, as the…