The former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu not only arrested and murdered political opponents but also misdirected vast sums of money toward socialist schemes that failed, leaving Romanians even worse off.
Virtue-signaling politicians in New Jersey have banned single-use plastic bags, claiming they are "helping the environment." They need to read Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson, instead.
A winning political strategy, especially among Democrats, is to accuse their political opponents of racism, or at least "closet" racism. Yet, simple economic analysis shows such accusations are illogical.
