Economic Terrorism’s Big Comeback
(originally published at Front Page Magazine, a publication of David Horowitz Freedom Center) Economic Terrorism’s Big Comeback By Matthew Vadum Radical activist groups associated with President Barack Obama have launched a campaign of economic terrorism and sabotage – possibly with his blessing. Mortgage and student loan strikes, crippling bank boycotts, intimidation, and who knows what else are all on the agenda. The idea of leftists using terrorism to achieve political objectives isn’t new. Leon Trotsky supported the use of terrorism to advance so-called social justice. Decades before an ice-axe found its way into his skull, Trotsky argued in Dictatorship vs. Democracy that … Continue reading Economic Terrorism’s Big Comeback