The Problem with Socialism

Remember when &quot;socialism&quot; was a dirty word? Now students at America's elite universities are parroting socialist talking points and &quot;sure-thing&quot; Hillary Clinton is struggling to win the Democratic nomination against a 74-year-old avowed socialist who promises to make the nation more like Europe. What's happened? Do Americans need a reminder about the dangers of socialist ideology and practices?<br><br>Thomas DiLorenzo, economics professor and senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, deconstructs the retrograde ideology that has suddenly become disturbingly hip in <i>The Problem with Socialism</i>.<br>