They proudly call themselves "Progressives," but the fundamental beliefs and policies they espouse were once the status quo of ancient Egypt and Babylonia.  The so- called "Progressives" of today are truly the most regressive political advocates since the command economies of national mercantilism.  Their defective education and misunderstanding of the lessons of history truly imperil America's future. They seem to have skipped class when Economics: 101 was being taught.  Basics like supply and demand, economic competition, rational self-interest, and all the rest of Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations " — they seem oblivious of all that. Instead of learning the truisms of classical economics, they languished in classes where they were taught "identity politics," "victimization," "racism," and "collective guilt."  Following the curriculum of left-wing academia,...(Read Full Post)