Is Serfdom Humanity’s Default?

Is Serfdom Humanity’s Default?
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Rob Jenkins
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In the mid-20th century, the economist Friedrich von Hayek warned that the rise of centrally planned economies—whether in the form of socialism/communism or fascism, which he argued have common roots—was leading us all (back) down “the road to serfdom.”

Rob Jenkins
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Rob Jenkins is an associate professor of English at Georgia State University—Perimeter College and a higher education fellow at Campus Reform. He is the author or co-author of six books, including “Think Better, Write Better,” “Welcome to My Classroom,” and “The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders.” In addition to Brownstone Institute and Campus Reform, he has written for Townhall, The Daily Wire, American Thinker, PJ Media, The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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