I must point out two must-read essays I have recently come upon on the fantastic site Mises.org. Both deal with favorites of the Left - one is on welfare economics, and the other on environmentalism.
Toward a Reconstruction of Utility and Welfare Economics, by Murray N. Rothbard is a harsh criticism of the Leftist's welfare term and general way of thinking about society, utility and even economics. Also, and perhaps more importantly, Rothbard offers solutions to our problems when dealing with welfare.
The Toxicity of Environmentalism, by George Reisman (website: Capitalism.net), is, for most part, a strong criticism of the "modern" socialism/anti-capitalism movement, frequently called the environmental movement. A must-read to really understand the debate in our society between the friends of man and prosperity and the friends of death and destruction. There is no need to go into more details with that here. Just read the essay!
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