Mises Daily
Author:
Gene Epstein
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[This review appeared in “Balancing the Books” at Barrons.com .] Pictures of the Socialistic Future tells an engrossing story about a socialist paradise that swiftly degenerates into a societal dungeon. Originally published in an English translation back in 1893 — which adds immeasurably to its resonance — it has been reissued recently in