Printed in Cuba probably in the late 1970s or early 1980s, the poster is one of a series produced during the heyday of Soviet patronage, when outstanding artistic talent, superb color photography, and expensive printing were marshaled to commemorate designated political causes. Various other Soviet allies, including East Germany, also celebrated special revolutionary causes and occasions with artistic creations. The irony, of course, is that Fidel Castro was himself particularly diligent about imprisoning and sometimes executing political opponents. With the exception of a brief lull at the beginning of the 1990s, the American economy has spent the last fifteen years undergoing dramatic growth. Hoover fellow Martin Anderson knows why.
Conventional wisdom says real income for American workers has stagnated or even fallen.
Hoover fellow David R. Henderson says think again. Four years later, Hoover fellow Melvyn Krauss notes that neither race ever got started. A Reform to End All Reforms Reformers such as Senators McCain and Feingold want to impose new limits on the amounts of money political campaigns are allowed to raise and spend. Hoover fellow Annelise Anderson agrees that the current system is a mess but she proposes precisely the opposite solution. The education lobby argues that, if we flood public schools with money, the performance of our students will improve.