This article was first published at Red State. In 2024, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1264, “requiring instruction in public schools on the history of communism,” into law. While some Americans may consider such a law superfluous, I applaud DeSantis for standing strong and demanding that the true […]
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This article was first published at American Thinker. For many years, former President Barack Obama has been accused of being a closet socialist. When Obama was running for the White House in 2008 and 2012, he downplayed his relationships with socialists like Bill Ayers. The genius of Obama’s two victorious […]
This article was first published at American Thinker. Amidst the ongoing conflict in Iran, a major political event took place in the United States on April 16, 2026, that deserves more attention and scrutiny than the mainstream media will likely devote to it. The event to which I refer to […]
This article was first published at Townhall. On April 14, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani “announced La Marqueta as the first site identified for the City’s municipal grocery store program.” “The 9,000-square-foot store in East Harlem will be constructed from the ground up and is expected to open by […]
This article was first published at Red State. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated his first 100 days in office at a former factory in Queens where he touted his administration’s “historic achievements” like securing $1.2 billion for universal childcare and fixing 100,000 potholes and announced the location of […]
This article was first published at Red State. The mixed messaging, cognitive dissonance, and blatant hypocrisy on display at the latest round of “No Kings” protests in places like New York City reached epic proportions this past weekend. If you were in New York City on Saturday during the third […]
This article was first published at Townhall. It has been 67 years since Fidel Castro’s communist revolution in Cuba, more than enough time for the regime to create the collectivist utopia it promised at the outset. In January 1959, riding high after his coup, Castro told the people of Havana, […]
This article was first published at Townhall. Since 1959, the people of Cuba have lived under the tyranny of a one-party communist dictatorship. Although there have been a few episodes over the years that gave one hope that the brutal dictatorship could come to an end; somehow, the Communist Party […]
This article was first published at Red State. For more than 15 years, Fox News has periodically asked registered voters: “Do you think it would be a good thing or a bad thing for the United States to move away from capitalism and more toward socialism?” In January 2009, when […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is moving forward with plans to implement “free” universal childcare for all New York City children. In an announcement earlier this month, Mamdani, alongside New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, said that the program will launch this fall and will be offered to 2,000 NYC […]
This article was first published at Red State. It has been about a decade since Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced America to what he calls “democratic socialism,” when he almost captured the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2016. In 2016, the U.S. government budget was about $3.7 trillion, annual debt […]
This article was first published at Townhall. While New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been in the national limelight for many months, his democratic socialist colleague in Seattle, Mayor Katie Wilson, has mostly remained under the radar. A few weeks ago, Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, […]
By Dr. Chad Savage I recently watched the outstanding Reagan biopic starring Dennis Quaid. As the credits rolled, I was transported back to my childhood in the 1980s, when the nightly news carried the constant, stomach-churning possibility that the world could vanish in nuclear fire within 30 minutes. Yet the […]
This article was first published at Red State. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which includes $14 billion in new spending, while warning that he might have to “ balance the budget on the backs of working and middle class New Yorkers.” Unlike […]
This article was first published at Townhall. On February 17, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which includes $14 billion in new spending, bringing the grand total of what he wants to spend in FY 2027 to more than $127 billion. Mamdani notes […]
This article was first published at Red State. As a long-time libertarian and former public high school teacher, I generally resist mandates designed to micromanage how educators perform their craft. However, I am also well aware from my years in the classroom, coupled with declining national test scores and the […]
This article was first published at Townhall. Since 1879, the third Monday of February has been a federal holiday in honor of America’s first president, George Washington, who was born on February 22. Presidents’ Day, which will fall on February 16, is a day intended to celebrate the high office […]
This article was first published at American Thinker. In 1779, Thomas Jefferson penned “A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge,” in which he articulated “that the most effectual means of preventing [tyranny] would be, to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at large, and […]
This article was first published at Townhall. Despite more than a century of utter devastation and failure, a large majority of young Americans believe that socialism is the only road to equality and prosperity. This is not hyperbole nor speculation; it is demonstrated consistently among polls showing that most young […]
This article was first published at Red State New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s education platform is loaded with socialist slogans like ensuring “public schools are fully funded with equally distributed resources” and “free childcare for every New Yorker aged 6 weeks to 5 years.” But the truth is that […]
This article was first published at American Thinker. In his inaugural address on January 1, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised that he “will govern as a Democratic socialist” and “will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” A few hours later, Mamdani delivered on […]
This article was first published at American Thinker. Believe it or not, nearly all socialist regimes, even the most infamous, have had legislative branches. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) had the Supreme Soviet. Cuba has the National Assembly of the People’s Power. China has the National People’s Congress. […]
This article was first published at Red State. During the 1950s, oil-laden Venezuela was the second-largest producer of crude oil and the fourth-richest nation in the world as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. From 1960 to 2000, Venezuela remained a stalwart supplier of oil, averaging nearly three […]
This article was first published at Townhall. I feel sorry for the millions of hard-working residents of New York City who rang in 2026 with the inauguration of a socialist mayor. “Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran … underscoring a series of […]
Nazi Germany (1933 to 1945) Despite popular belief that Nazi Germany was on the far-right side of the political spectrum, it is an unequivocal fact that the Nazis were socialists who preached a collectivist vision, opposed free-market capitalism, detested individualism, rejected private property rights and wealth accumulation, and sought to […]
Have you ever wondered what democratic socialism actually means? Well, if you listen to the talking heads in the mainstream media or a typical university professor, democratic socialism is commonly described as a utopian ideal world that currently exists in its ultimate form in places such as Denmark, Norway, and […]
From 1910 to 1945, the Korean peninsula, bordered by China to the west and Russia to the north, was occupied by the Japanese Empire, which committed atrocious war crimes upon the Korean people. Following the defeat and unconditional surrender of Japan at the conclusion of World War II, the Korean […]
In essence, The Communist Manifesto has become the contemporary guidebook for socialism because it has been used throughout the 20th and 21st centuries to justify bloody socialist revolutions and the formation of socialist regimes. The Communist Manifesto begins with: “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class […]
Throughout the 20th century, socialism has caused mass poverty wherever and whenever it has been implemented. On the other hand, during the same period, capitalism has an untarnished track record of increasing prosperity and creating a better standard of living for everyone. There are several reasons to account for the […]
17% of mail-in voters admit that in 2020 they voted in a state where they are “no longer a permanent resident” 21% of mail-in voters admitted that they filled out a ballot for a friend or family member 17% of mail-in voters said they signed a ballot for a friend […]
In general, democratic socialism is defined as the combination of a socialist economic approach with a democratically elected government. Unlike Marxist-Leninist socialism, as practiced in the Soviet Union, Cuba, and China, which relies upon a highly centralized, “planned” economy and one-party state, democratic socialism espouses a more moderate socialist economic […]
Although nobody knows the exact date socialism was invented as a political-economic philosophy, there is general agreement that the idea of collective ownership of resources dates back to some of the earliest civilizations. Antiquity For example, some historians argue that ancient Egypt engaged in what they call theocratic […]
Human nature is complicated, as humans often have conflicting traits and characteristics. However, if we boil human nature down to its most basic element, we can say with a high degree of certainty that humans tend to act in their own self-interest. Self-Interest While it is absolutely true […]
Being a former teacher of U.S. history and American government, I am not surprised that the percentage of eighth grade students who tested “proficient” in U.S. history and civics continues to decline at an absolutely alarming rate. According to the most recent results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress […]
Most Americans are familiar with the tale of the Trojan horse, in which Greek warriors hid inside a hollow horse statue left at the gates of Troy in an attempt to fool their enemy and win the decade-long Trojan War. Eventually, the Trojans opened the gates, pulled the horse in, […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is a prolific author who has made millions of dollars selling books that promote socialism and trash capitalism. In fact, for his latest screed, It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism, Sanders was paid a cool $170,000 by publishing giant Penguin Random House. Then, Sanders launched […]
Elon Musk is not one to pull punches, even when they are aimed at the hosts of the very event he was invited to give a speech to in the first place. While delivering a speech (remotely) at the World Government Summit, Musk made it crystal clear where he stands […]
In early February, the U.S. House of Representatives held a vote on a simple resolution condemning the “horrors of socialism.” Ordinarily, one would assume that a resolution calling out socialist policies, which the resolution notes, have resulted in “famine and mass murders, and the killing of over 100,000,000 people worldwide,” […]
Over the past few years, numerous polls have asked Americans their opinions on socialism with several showing that hypothetically, young Americans increasingly prefer socialism over capitalism. However, rarely has there been a poll that has asked Americans the simple question: Is the United States actually becoming more socialist? This question […]
As thousands of dignitaries, business tycoons, pseudo-celebrities, politicians, and so-called elites gather in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meeting so they can finally “master the future,” millions of Americans have much more pressing issues on their minds. For instance, while the eggheads in Davos rant and […]
This week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) is hosting its 53rd Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland in which close to 3,000 elites, business titans, and government leaders will come together to solve all of the world’s problems, especially the “existential threat of climate change,” or so they say. The theme […]
In mid-January, the World Economic Forum (WEF) will host its 53rd Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland wherein more than 2,700 leaders from 130 countries (including 52 heads of state) will gather to “address people’s immediate, critical needs while also laying the groundwork for a more sustainable, resilient world by the […]
In recent months, several states have taken legislative, administrative, and/or regulatory steps to oppose the proliferation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment metrics. On January 3, Kentucky officially joined the anti-ESG fray, when its treasurer, Allison Ball, released a list of 11 financial firms (BlackRock, Inc., BNP Paribas SA, […]
Bernie Marcus, the 93-year-old co-founder of Home Depot has a big bone to pick with socialism. In Marcus’ view, the rapid spread of socialist ideology within the United States in recent years is the principal reason the once-vaunted American work ethic has become a shell of itself. According to Marcus, […]
Suffice to say, it has not been a banner year for BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, who runs the world’s largest money management firm with more than $8 trillion in total assets. First, there is the bad economic news: BlackRock’s stock price has declined by more than 20 percent, which means […]
Despite the fact that the Democratic Party shafted Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in 2016 and 2020, the self-avowed socialist who caucuses with the Democrats is considering a third run for the presidency in 2024. If anything, Bernie certainly is tenacious in his steadfast belief that the socialist revolution will prevail […]
It would be an understatement to say that it has been quite an awful week for socialist darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). First, AOC was repudiated by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), an organization to which she is a proud card-carrying member, over her vote in favor of a […]
While the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is engaging in a brutal crackdown of protestors decrying the CCP’s “Zero Covid policy,” World Economic Forum President Klaus Schwab appeared on Chinese state television to tell the world that China is actually “a role model for many countries.” Schwab, the foremost proponent of […]