Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would like to fill some Americans’ stockings with a big, fat check from Uncle Sam this Christmas. According to Sanders, who is a self-described socialist, “Congress cannot go home for the holidays unless we pass a $1,200 direct payment to working-class adults and $500 in payments […]
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The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports conducted a poll of 1,000 likely voters on December 6 – 7, 2020, that shows the vast majority of Americans do not support the radical, globalist Great Reset movement, which aims to upend market economies around the world, including in the United States, replacing […]
Population control and other, similar policies and ideas meant to limit the size of families have long been tied closely to socialist movements.
For months, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has pressed Joe Biden to cancel student loan debt, should Biden become the next president. In September, Schumer said, “Education is supposed to be a ladder up, but for too many the burden of student debt has become an anchor holding them […]
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, who is not one to hold his tongue, recently let the world know what he thinks about the rising popularity of socialism. While speaking at an American Enterprise Institute event, Mackey declared, “They talk about trickle-down wealth, but socialism is trickle-up poverty. It just impoverishes […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), leader of the Squad and an self-described socialist, believes that we can overcome the pandemic by simply paying people to stay at home. “To get the virus under control, we need to pay people to stay home,” AOC tweeted recently. Is AOC unaware that the actual way […]
Stopping Socialism’s Justin Haskins and Donald Kendal take a close look at the Left's history of making false climate predictions in this episode of “Stopping Socialism TV.”
Despite having sold himself as a "moderate" Democrat for decades, Biden has consistently shown that his views on globalism and America's place in the world are far from mainstream.
When recently asked by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer if he would accept the cabinet position of labor secretary under a possible Biden administration, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) responded, “If I had a portfolio that allowed me to stand up and fight for working families, would I do it? Yes, I would.” […]
For the first time in U.S. history, control of the U.S. Senate will be decided in two run-off races on January 5—just 15 days before the next president is sworn is—in Georgia. With so much political power at stake, both parties are gearing up for a seven-week campaign that could […]
The list included below in this article shows the election victories and losses for socialist and far-left progressive candidates running for office during the 2020 general election. The list was created by a team of researchers at StoppingSocialism.com and The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank. How Did We […]
People respond to incentives. This is the case regardless of how the politico-economic system in which we live and work is structured. In an important sense, then, we are never outside of the market, because we can never successfully abstract human social and economic dynamics from this fundamental truth that […]
For months, many on the left have pledged that they will do everything in their power to make sure that if Joe Biden is elected president, his administration would be the most progressive ever. Not too long ago, in mid-September, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said, “I think, overall, we can likely push […]
Why, then, are they so opposed to nuclear energy, which seems to be the perfect solution for all of their problems?
On October 25, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Norah O’Donnell of CBS’ 60 Minutes. During the interview, O’Donnell lobbed numerous softball questions. (Shocking, I know.) However, she did broach one topic with a few hard-hitting […]
For weeks, the Biden-Harris campaign has accused President Trump of hosting campaign events they belittle as coronavirus “super-spreader” rallies. However, the notion of super-spreading something that is inherently dangerous to the future of the American republic is much more aptly applied to the Biden-Harris ticket, who are super-spreading a scourge […]
On October 8, the Working Families Party, in conjunction with several of the Democratic Party’s most prominent progressives and socialists, launched the “People’s Charter,” which it describes as “an aspirational but concrete agenda around which progressives can rally: for COVID relief, jobs and healthcare for all, police reform, and bold […]
There is no greater justification for an overhaul of the world's economy than that of an imminent existential threat. How else can you justify a $90+ trillion spending plan like the Green New Deal?
On September 23, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron “announced the completion of the Special Prosecution Unit’s (SPU) investigation into the death of Ms. Breonna Taylor.” According to the report, “In the early morning hours of March 13, Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly, Detective Brett Hankison, and Detective Myles Cosgrove executed a search […]
For months, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been performing a political tight-rope act, trying to please the far-left wing of his party while also attempting to maintain that he is a middle-of-the road Democrat. To date, Biden has somehow pulled-off this tricky balancing act, mostly due to the fact […]
If you have not seen Escape From New York, the 1981 science fiction/horror film starring Kurt Russel as the inimitable Snake Plissken, don’t worry, because Bill de Blasio is directing a remake, only this time the movie is set in reality, and most of the “actors” can’t wait for the […]
It turns out Marx is not a champion of "little guy." He is actually a raging racist who hated the poor and abandoned his son for political purposes.
In this segment of Stopping Socialism TV, Justin Haskins and Donald Kendal watch and analyze the 2019 Democratic Socialists of America convention.
In this segment of Stopping Socialism TV, Justin Haskins and Donald Kendal talk about some of the horror stories you should come to expect under a government-controlled health care system.
Human Rights Watch, a research and advocacy organization for (you guessed it) human rights, announced on Friday that Venezuelan security forces were using the COVID-19 pandemic as justification for a crack down on political dissidents and critics of the government.
In this segment of Stopping Socialism TV, Justin Haskins and Donald Kendal talk about how NASA is going down the cancel-culture path.
In this segment of Stopping Socialism TV, Justin Haskins and Donald Kendal react to and discuss recent comments made by failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Since the death of George Floyd, America has been awash in violent protests and the sudden rise of radical, far-left political ideology. In the span of a few months, America’s cities have been overcome with looting, property destruction, and violent crime. In the meantime, mayors and other city officials have […]
One way to judge people is by what they say and what they do, as opposed to putting too much credence in either people’s words or deeds alone. After all, we are all flawed human beings, and sometimes our actions do not align with our stated beliefs, and vice-versa. Yet, […]
On August 4, Missouri voters selected socialist Cori Bush over longtime incumbent Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) in the 1st Congressional District’s Democratic primary election. Although this may seem like an insignificant event, it could be another sign that socialism is gaining traction in the United States. After the surprise […]
Not too long ago, Venezuela was one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and its people enjoyed a high standard of living. From the 1950s to the 1990s, Venezuela’s economy grew at a steady rate, mostly due to the nation’s abundant oil reserves, strong manufacturing base, and robust agricultural […]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) recently said, “We hold China as a potential trading partner, as a country that has pulled tens of millions of people out of poverty in a short period of time, and as a country growing into a respectable nation amongst other nations … I deeply believe […]
For more than 50 consecutive days, Portland has been in a state of violent anarchy. Although the mainstream media is portraying the mayhem as mostly peaceful protests for social justice, this is not the case. Over the past 50 days, the anarchists in Portland have become emboldened. According to a July 19 […]
Seventy-five years ago, Nazi Germany was defeated and Adolf Hitler, one of history’s most brutal and evil tyrants, was pushed out of power. In the seven decades that followed his death and the downfall of Nazism, there has arisen significant confusion over Hitler’s political ideology, largely to protect today’s left-wing […]
Although Progressives constantly claim that President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” solved the Great Depression, the exact opposite is the case. In reality, FDR’s New Deal did not help end the Great Depression, it exacerbated the worst economic downturn in U.S. history. This is especially relevant because in recent years, […]
“It was scientifically proven that communism is the only social-economic system providing the masses with justice and equality—100 percent of scientists agree on this. The topic is not up for debate!” So proclaimed my professor during one of his lectures on the subject of “scientific communism” while the former country […]
Bernie Sanders is a self-described socialist—but don’t worry, he promises it’s not the same kind of socialism that slaughtered tens of millions of people in China and the Soviet Union, or the kind of socialism that created the economic and political turmoil now rampant in Venezuela. According to Sanders and […]
The following is a national survey of likely voters published by The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank, and Rasmussen Reports, one of America’s leading polling firms, on the topic of free speech, socialism, and Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Conducted November 13-14, 2019 By The Heartland Institute and […]
An examination of human migration patterns over the past several thousand years demonstrates one fundamental truth: People seek places where they can be free and can pursue prosperity. This simple premise explains why the United States, the world’s beacon of liberty for more than two centuries, has been a magnet […]
Many of my friends have long referred to environmentalists as “watermelons”—green on the outside, red on the inside. The idea is that because communism and socialism (interchangeable political/economic systems in practice) have visibly failed everywhere they’ve been imposed, doctrinaire socialist zealots, being unable to accept reality, have embraced environmental causes […]
In this episode of Crossroads, Donald Kendal, host of Heartland Institute's "In the Tank" podcast, explains that even outside its economic failures, socialism is the top-down governance of a society that tramples minority rights, diversity in thought, and diversity in values.
The murder, suffering, and destruction wrought by government through the ages—governments like those of Caligula, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Mao, Pol Pot, Castro, and their ilk—reduces the evil of common criminals like Al Capone, Daniel Ortega, Bernie Madoff, and El Chapo to the scale of breaking wind at Sunday dinner. There […]
The following video displays a speech by StoppingSocialism.com’s editor-in-chief Justin Haskins. He delivered these remarks on July 12, 2019, at the Western Conservative Summit, which is routinely one of the largest conservative conferences outside of Washington, D.C. The text appearing below the video is a rough transcript/notes from Justin’s presentation. […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently introduced the Loan Shark Prevention Act, which they claim will end the plague of unfettered, unscrupulous usury in the United States. “Under the legislation we are introducing today, we would establish a national usury rate to make sure that no […]
Conservative commentator and think tank research fellow Justin Haskins explains some of the most significant moral problems with socialism. Haskins is the founder of StoppingSocialism.com and the author of Socialism Is Evil: The Moral Case Against Marx’s Radical Dream. To read more about why socialism is immoral, see Justin Haskins’ […]
Venezuela is a disaster. Yet 20 years ago, it was the wealthiest country in Latin America. It still has the world’s biggest oil reserves. It should be a happy and prosperous nation. But then Venezuela went socialist. Democratic socialist to be exact. They voted for it. Hugo Chavez promised the […]
I cannot help but notice the similarities (and one important difference) between the High Sparrow and America’s most notorious democratic socialist: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, wants to insert government into every aspect of your life, from education and health care to the kind of car you drive—and she’s not alone. Millions of other Millennials agree that the world would be a better place if government were empowered to dramatically increase taxes […]