Venezuelan Tragedy: Socialism, Entitlement, and Tyranny Are Connected

Once prosperous and cultured, Venezuela has become destitute, crime-ridden, and hopeless. Young socialists should take heed.
Venezuelan Tragedy: Socialism, Entitlement, and Tyranny Are Connected
This Venezuelan family walked for 15 days to get to the border with Colombia, on 2022. bgrocker/Shutterstock
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Commentary
The shocking capture and extradition of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife over the weekend is the culmination of months of U.S. pressure on the regime. President Trump and other administration officials have labeled Maduro and his close associates “narco-terrorists,” accusing him of leading a huge criminal organization and profiting by violating U.S. laws, selling large quantities of illegal narcotics which may have potentially killed Americans.
Paul Mueller
Paul Mueller
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Paul Mueller is a senior research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. He received his doctorate in economics from George Mason University. Previously, Mueller taught at The King’s College in New York City.