What Was Karl Marx Like?

Marx’s unbalanced Life and unbalanced philosophy has had deadly implications for millions.
What Was Karl Marx Like?
Tourists walk past a statues of Karl Marx (1818–83) and Friedrich Engels (1820–95) in the center of Berlin on April 28, 2009. Theo Heimann /DDP/AFP via Getty Images
Walker Larson
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“Men start revolutionary changes for reasons connected with their personal lives.” Aristotle
The consequences of Karl Marx’s ideas stagger the imagination. His thoughts have shaped history. Empires have risen and fallen on his theses. Dreams and visions have bloomed and shattered. The surging tide of revolutions have washed the shores of continents because of this man, and the lives of millions of human beings have been altered—or ended—due to his ideology. In altered shape, his ideas continue to whisper through the corridors of institutions of higher education and even the halls of governance.
Walker Larson
Walker Larson
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Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."