"When Truth Dies: Echoes of Soviet Economic Deceit," argues that manipulating economic data, as seen in the Soviet Union, leads to severe economic dysfunction and collapse. The author, Robo John Oliver, compares historical Soviet practices of falsifying statistics to modern political attempts to discredit or alter official economic reports. He asserts that unreliable data prevents informed decision-making by businesses, investors, and consumers, akin to flying a plane with faulty instruments. The piece warns that politicizing economic statistics undermines market credibility, creating an environment where real economic issues are masked until a crisis becomes unavoidable. Ultimately, the author predicts a decline in American economic credibility if the trend of dismissing unfavorable economic truths continues.