Truth in Media? Only from Pravda.
Pravda is no longer the house organ of the Soviet state, or of any state officially, but I find this April 27 article contains more truth than any article I can recall on any similar subject in the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times.
Has the US out-communized Russia? If not yet, it may be soon at the rate things are Changing (or, better stated, "being Changed").
Comments (10)
Marcus
This article was a least two times on lrc and iirc once here.
But sadly it is true.
Published: August 15, 2009 10:23 AM
Alexandru
Just wanted to say I made a new libertarian blog,
http://libertarianorliberal.blogspot.com/
Published: August 15, 2009 11:49 AM
Tom E. Snyder
Years ago when Russia seemed to be moving toward the free-market and we were going the other way I said we would wake up someday and realized we had passed them in the night. They seem to have backtracked so I'm not sure about that now.
Published: August 15, 2009 3:59 PM
Econ Student
Although too Russo-nationalistic for my tastes, the article does offer some interesting observations.
Published: August 15, 2009 5:16 PM
Mark
Pravda, over the past several years, has transformed itself into the Russian "National Enquirer". The opinions offered by them, and the response to those opinions, should be measured by that standard.
In one word - bullshit.
Published: August 15, 2009 8:46 PM
BioTube
Wikipedia says that the Soviet-era Pravda folded and this one merely took the name.
Published: August 15, 2009 8:56 PM
Greg Ransom
A question you didn't ask. Who has been more fully school in -- and more deeply believes -- the ideas of Marx, socialism and the hard left?
Obama or Putin?
Any guesses?
Published: August 15, 2009 11:57 PM
LightBringer
The question is meaningless: both are closer to being fascists than true socialists :)
Published: August 16, 2009 1:13 PM
Michael A. Clem
It's obviously biased, with strong hints of the virtues of religion and intolerance, but yes, there are definitely some worthwhile points in the article, especially about the bailouts and GM.
Published: August 16, 2009 3:27 PM
Brian
I like this article better
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/07/09/russian_communist_leader_endorses_obamas_economic_plan
Published: August 17, 2009 1:24 AM