Historical explanation is hardly "ideological assertion."  Admittedly, I  
presented no detailed historical summary of the decline of the planned  
economies of the world, nor did I present either a summary of the Mises  
explanation of the inability of central planners to use economic calculation  
in planning or a summary of the Hayek explanation of the knowledge problem  
faced by central planner; however, the general historical facts are  
well-known, as are the Mises/Hayek sources.  
  
Samuel Bostaph