EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026
The Myth of Democratic Socialism
from Mises Media · host Murray N. Rothbard
Democratic socialists insist the horrors of the twentieth century were a betrayal of their ideal—that their version would be staffed by good people, to good ends. In this 1977 essay, Murray Rothbard argues the brutality is inherent in the system, not the personnel, which makes "humanistic" or "democratic" socialism a contradiction in terms.Originally published in the Libertarian Review.
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