In this episode, we take a deep dive into the Cold War and what lessons can be learned from it. In particular, we reflect upon some key teachings of Thomas Sowell with regard to how price-coordinated, Capitalist societies perform in comparison with command-style, communist and socialist economies.
Peter Robinson joins me in the second half of the show to talk about his views about Sowell and the Cold War.
Here are some links which will enhance your appreciation of the episode:
• More info about Peter Robinson HERE.
• "Wind of Change" by the German rock band Scorpions HERE (1 billion views).
• Full Kennedy speech about the Cuban Missile crisis HERE.
• 99 Luftballons video (German version) HERE
• 99 Red Balloons video (English version) HERE
(both the "99" music videos are so bad, you have to wonder if they made them that bad on purpose. They're so bad, they're good! But who cares, such a great song!)
• Ronald Reagan Berlin Wall speech HERE
• "Berlin City of Night" by Peter Schilling HERE.
• Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech HERE
• "Freiheit" by Marius Mueller Westernhagen HERE
• My essay on how I acquired the Checkpoint Charlie sign HERE.
• More useful links here: linktr.ee/alanwolan
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