In The Dispatch, Jonah Goldberg explores the difficulty of clearly defining the often-raised but ever-elusive concept of fascism. Discussing varying versions and analyzing historical regimes unanimously deemed fascist, Goldberg offers the view that fascism is a “political religion” with the simple, maximalist goal of securing as much power as possible.
At Least He Paid his Losing Bet
Paul Ehrlich, author of the spectacularly incorrect 1968 best-seller The Population Bomb, recently died at 93. Despite his longevity, Ronald Bailey points out in Reason, Ehrlich did not live to see even one of his numerous apocalyptic predictions come true. The world’s population certainly grew, but not merely larger, richer and fatter too. Most famously, Ehrlich once bet economist Julian Simon that the world was approaching economic collapse – but in 1990 had to mail Simon a cheque.
