The spot on the map Bernie Sanders and his supporters once cited as a shining example of socialist policy gone grand has in recent months swiftly fallen into financial ruin as one of the most unmitigated disasters of government incompetence in history. TLR has reported in the past on many of the unfortunate details, but…
By JP Carroll The starving people of Venezuela resorted to stealing live chickens off a truck just to feed themselves, according to a video posted to YouTube Friday. A driver caught the scene while stuck in traffic on a major Venezuelan roadway. The footage zooms in to show a mob of people running to steal crates of live chickens…
In recent times, Venezuela has been the object of many headlines across the globe that detail its current economic predicament. Once Latin America’s most stable country, Venezuela is now experiencing a historically unprecedented economic and social collapse. How did such a nation awash with bountiful oil reserves and numerous decades of democratic stability stoop to…
By JP Carroll Things have gotten so desperate in Venezuela that people have resorted to picking food out of the trash so they do not starve to death. To deal with increasing shortages of various goods, including food and drinks, “I come here looking for food because if I didn’t, I’d starve to death,” former…
Admittedly, I’ve been very critical of Bernie Sanders and his supporters. Both have been the subjects of numerous posts, videos, and articles. I’ve called them out on what I consider “fraud humanitarian efforts.” I’ve said that Bernie Sanders embodies everything that is annoying about white liberals. I’ve expressed disbelief in his promises to scale back on war…
The Advent of the Modern Housewife From the Foundation for Economic Education By B.K. Marcus “Your capitalistic attitude to women,” said the Soviet premier, “does not occur under communism.” Nikita Khrushchev was addressing Vice President Richard Nixon during the opening day of 1959’s American National Exhibition in Moscow. Nixon was there to represent not just…
If there is one thing Bernie Sanders is trying to avoid it’s comparisons between his brand of socialism and what is happening in Venezuela. Sanders has skirted the issue, even admitting he should know more about how socialism has worked in Latin America. But all that is lost now as Nicolas Maduro, the authoritarian leader…
Venezuela’s love affair with socialism is a walking nightmare, as crushing price inflation destroys the middle class. by Joey Clark Not so long ago, a Venezuelan governor remarked that his people were capable of eating sticks and rocks before giving into the evil capitalist pigs trying to bring down Venezuela’s socialist revolution. Well, the way things…
Once Latin America’s richest country, present-day Venezuela has reached such low points in its economic and social development that it is not out of the question to consider it a failed state at this juncture. Lurid imagery of soldiers stealing goats, citizens turning to vigilante justice, public hospitals lacking supplies, and long lines to get…
By JP Carroll Dead Socialist Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez was praised throughout his life by many figures in academia, journalism and Hollywood despite his brutal regime. This praise included Salon writer David Sirota’s piece after the leader’s death, titled “Hugo Chavez’s economic miracle.” In British publication The New Statesman, a headline as Chavez was nearing death in…