https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2010/12/16/yet-another-reminder-communism-kills-people/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 11:29:21 -0400<![CDATA[Via Instapundit comes this surprising op-ed from the New York Times that admits that the People&#8217;s Republic of China&#8217;s &#8216;Great Leap Forward&#8217; caused truly frightening numbers of deaths: looking at the actual source material, its author is now estimating a death toll of 45 million (50% more than previous estimates).  That works out to about 6.5% of its population, based on the 1960 census: to put that in perspective, the equivalent for 2010-era USA would be 20.15 million, or just over the entire population of New York State.]]>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:00:46 -0500<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2010/12/16/yet-another-reminder-communism-kills-people-n37340