Draw your own conclusions, but first read his explication of the 10 conditions Marx and Engels raised for the conversion of a nation's politics and economy to a communist state. Each applies, to a greater (mostly) or lesser (at least, thus far) extent. He concludes that we are well on our way to becoming what we fought wars to keep others from becoming. Higgs writes:
So, here we stand, having come close enough to communism for government work. It is a mistake, however, to call it communism or socialism, because a major part of its genius is its preservation of the form of private property rights, even as the substance of such rights is progressively gutted. Properly speaking, our system is, and long has been, economic fascism. "It's a free country," the Red State voters keep yelping. But it's not. In truth, it never was. But a hundred years ago, it came a great deal closer to being free than it does now.I pray for our nation.
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