Socialism: Armed Robbery and Murder Based on Delusion and Profound Ignorance

04/15/2019 Power & Market George Reisman

Professor Reisman delivered this talk at a TEDx event held at Sage Hill High School in Newport Beach, California, on February 15, 2019.

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