29th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall.

It is now almost 30 years since people in both East and West Berlin breached the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, bringing to an end to one of the leading symbols of the Cold War and the prison house that Soviet communism imposed over Eastern Europe.

Is it worth recalling the history of the Berlin Wall – why the Soviet Union built it, what it represented in denying people the right of freedom of movement, its cost in human lives during the more than the quarter of a century that it existed – and its relevance in our world today in terms of those who wanted liberty so badly that they risked everything to try to go under, over or through that wall to reach a better future for themselves.

On this anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, let's remember:

Socialism needed walls to keep people in
Nationalism wants walls to keep people out

Classical liberalism neither needs nor wants such walls. We welcome all to share in freedom, peace, and prosperity, and we think that, once you experience them, you'll be happy to stay.