Communism is the most wretched and murderous economic system ever devised by man

[Originally recorded and posted on YT in August 2021] A look at the evils and errors of communism, with a particular focus on the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin. The lecture includes excerpts from The Captive Mind, by Czeslaw Milosz.

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Definition of Communism
3:16 - The Violence of Communism
7:20 - America's Changing Views on Communism
10:58 - Introduction to Czeslaw Milosz
16:38 - The Brutality of Joseph Stalin
25:27 - Excerpts from Captive Mind
28:58 - The Petty Bourgeoisie
34:46 - The Peasant Problem
46:04 - The Problem of the Proletariat
55:54 - The Mastery of the Mind
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Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Katzin Family Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University.
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