Paul Sperry https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Fri, 01 Mar 2019 14:23:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Paul Sperry https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Bernie’s Bolshevik Bona Fides https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/03/bernies-bolshevik-bona-fides/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 14:00:06 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=11072 Written by Robert Knight

So, it’s come to this: one of America’s major parties is in the grip of a crazy old communist – Bernie Sanders, 77 – and a crazy young communist – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29.

The two of them are driving the Democrats’ green microbus upon which the other presidential wannabees are scrambling to get aboard.

This column is about the crazy old communist – Vermont U.S. Senator Sanders, who just announced his candidacy for the presidency and raised $6 million.  … Continue Reading

]]> 11072 The Unexpected Contest of 2016: Free Market Capitalism v. Democratic Socialism https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/12/the-unexpected-contest-of-2016-free-market-capitalism-v-democratic-socialism/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:08:11 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=6990 berniesanders

Written by John Biver

Democratic Party presidential candidate Bernie Sanders brought back to life a debate many thought had died with the old Soviet Union of Socialist Republics, the German Democratic Republic (the former East Germany), and many other current and past failed states throughout history. The question of whether socialism can be made to work returned zombie-like from the dead in 2016.

Supporters of free market capitalism were asking how this could be in light of the fact that no matter where socialism has been tried in the world it has failed.… Continue Reading

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