Re “Socialism” (Letter, Feb. 12): Everyone talks about socialism, but hardly anyone defines it. It used to be that socialism and communism were used interchangeably, but it makes no sense to use two ...

A recent letter to the editor took exception with Lowman Henry writing “It is important to remember that communism and socialism are two sides of the same coin.” The author was “irritated at what ...

There are three and only three ways to organize an economy. All others are merely combinations and permutations of the big three. One of them is socialism, defined as complete government ownership of ...

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