You can assure me all you'd like, but it's data that I find compelling. Many of the deaths in Maoist China were of starvation, a direct consequence of Mao's cra

You can assure me all you'd like, but it's data that I find compelling. Many of the deaths in Maoist China were of starvation, a direct consequence of Mao's crackpot policies. Venezuela is a striking modern example of the same phenomenon. If you can find an example of a government's commitment to free markets directly resulting in the starvation of tens of millions of people your argument would be much more credible. EDIT: This is re: the comment below. We've reached HN's maximum allowable comment depth.