The legitimating ideology of contemporary America is complex, but one main element of it is represented by the phrase “free market.” It stands for something like this: Except when fraud or violence is present, every economic transaction among adults is morally permissible.

Victor Serge's upbringing insured that he would be a rebel and outsider from early youth. "Memoirs of a Revolutionary" chronicles his journey.

A review of the book Why Not Socialism?