Note from the Publisher: This piece belongs to the Merion West Legacy series, referring to articles and poems published between 2016 up to Spring 2025.

When the Lights Go Out in Venezuela

When the Lights Go Out in Venezuela
(Agence France-Presse)

“Socialists frequently tell us that in their ideal system, private property of the common man is to be respected; only major industries are to be seized…Well, that is exactly what socialism did in Venezuela, and it has not been pretty.”

Timeless reading in a fleeting world.

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