{"product_id":"the-socialist-temptation-9781684510603","title":"The Socialist Temptation","description":"\u003cb\u003eIT'S BACK \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just thirty years ago, socialism seemed utterly discredited. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An economic, moral, and political failure, socialism had rightly been thrown on the ash heap of history after the fall of the Berlin Wall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unfortunately, bad ideas never truly go away--and socialism has come back with a vengeance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A generation of young people who don't remember the misery that socialism inflicted on Russia and Eastern Europe is embracing it all over again. Oblivious to the unexampled prosperity capitalism has showered upon them, they are demanding utopia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his provocative new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Socialist Temptation\u003c\/i\u003e, Iain Murray of the Competitive Enterprise Institute explains: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the socialist temptation is suddenly so powerful among young people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThat even when socialism doesn't usher in a bloody tyranny (as, for example, in the Soviet Union, China, and Venezuela), it still makes everyone poor and miserable\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy under the relatively benign democractic socialism of Murray's youth in pre-Thatcher Britain, he had to do his homework by candlelight\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThat the Scandinavian economies are not really socialist at all\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe inconsistencies in socialist thought that prevent it from ever working in practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow we can show young people the sorry truth about socialism and turn the tide of history against this destructive pipe dream\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSprightly, convincing, and original, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Socialist Temptation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a powerful warning that the resurgence of socialism could rob us of our freedom and prosperity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gateway Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684510603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Iain Murray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36666018562204,"sku":"9781684510603","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0ab3c84d-613b-44e4-95a0-43450cc3589d.jpg?v=1603911051","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-socialist-temptation-9781684510603","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}