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The failure of green socialism in East Germany

Socialism, unlike capitalism, causes severe damage to the environment. To give a clear example of this, but also to avoid the subjective factor of domestic reality before and after 1989, let's look at what the situation was in East Germany (GDR) compared to West Germany (FRG). In 1968 …

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Ep. 42: The Air in Sofia with Rashid Rashid

Links: Interactive air quality map Air quality standards For greater convenience, we recommend downloading the podcast audio by clicking the “Download” button in the player above. Don’t forget to like and share on Facebook and write a comment with your opinion and/or criticism about this …

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Libertarian Manifesto Against Environmental Pollution II

Murray Rothbard, "For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto" You can read Part I of this essay here. Noise is also a type of air pollution. Noise creates sound waves that travel through space and irradiate the property and bodies of others. It is only in recent years that medical professionals have begun to investigate the harmful effects of …

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Libertarian Manifesto Against Environmental Pollution I

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Murray Rothbard, "For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto" Even if we assume that natural resources are entirely private and that the free market would preserve them much better than government regulation, what can we say about the problem of environmental pollution? Wouldn't we suffer from increased pollution caused by...

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