The century just ended was rough on simplistic ideologies, both of left and right. Socialism had its day in court, and was found wanting. The Great Communist experiment is virtually over (save for a few holdouts, such as Cuba and North Korea). The ideology of the right, as represented by the Washington Consensus of neo-liberal, market fundamentalism, wasn’t much more successful, even if its failures often go unacknowledged.
The century just ended was rough on simplistic ideologies, both of left and right. Socialism had its day in court, and was found wanting. The Great Communist experiment is virtually over (save for a few holdouts, such as Cuba and North Korea). The ideology of the right, as represented by the Washington Consensus of neo-liberal, market fundamentalism, wasn’t much more successful, even if its failures often go unacknowledged.