Archive

Nerdiness from Noah: How Tropico Taught Me Central Planning Can't Work

Gaming for life
articles/2013/04/20/nerdiness-from-noah-how-tropico-taught-me-central-planning-can-t-work/nerdiness-from-noah-how-tropico-taught-me-central-planning-can-t-work-image_jivkiw

In 2002, PBS aired a documentary called The Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy. The documentary traced how the forces of free-markets competed against central planning for most of the 20th century (it was like a sober version of those Keynes v.

We think “subscriber” would look good on you. Join now to unlock access.

Don't miss this subscriber exclusive article. 

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.