The First Thanksgivings: A Lesson in Socialism and Private Property Rights
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:20:56 -0800
My friend and colleague Ben Powell, who works with the Independent Institute and the Beacon Hill Institute and teaches economics at Suffolk University, has written an illuminating column on the Pilgrim's early years and the tragic lesson they learned from their communal economic system. From the article: Many people believe that after suffering through a severe winter, the Pilgrims’ food shortages were resolved the following spring when the Native Americans taught them to plant corn and a Than
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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