By: The Stream – stream.org – March 27, 2019 The theme of the debate was, “Is It Time to Try Socialism?” Two editors, one a free-marketer and the other a socialist, weighed in on a question dealing with the future of freedom in America. Jay debated Bhaskar Sunkara, editor and publisher of pro-socialist Jacobin. The Stream, of course, is pro-free enterprise....

By: Karl Zinsmeister – wsj.com – April 2, 2019 Socialism is in the air—a green, wired, mindful, glossy-lipped movement that’s going to usher in free college, free health care and heavily followed Instagram accounts for all. It’s presented as new and futuristic, but there’s no need to reinvent the wheel. In one corner of Washington, socialism has been a living, breathing...

By: Emily Ekins – washingtonpost.com – March 24, 2016 Young people like Bernie Sanders, but they like free markets, too. Each week, In Theory takes on a big idea in the news and explores it from a range of perspectives. This week, we’re talking about the rise of socialism. Millennials are the only age group in America in which a majority views socialism favorably....

By: Rich Lowry – nationalreview.com – April 2, 2019 It’s not that border control has been tried and failed. It hasn’t been tried. When historians look back to this era, they will wonder why we insisted on outsourcing our border control to a foreign country. President Donald Trump’s threat to close down the southern border with Mexico isn’t a sign of strength,...

By: Chuck Bentley – christianpost.com – February 22, 2019 Dear Chuck, In his State of the Union Address, President Trump declared that “America will never be a socialist nation.” Some say the Bible supports socialism. Does the Bible support it or any other specific economic system? Unsocial Dear Unsocial, I’m glad you asked, because I fear many people are supporting an economic...

By: Robert Knight – onenewsnow.com – May 22, 2018 In the United States, surveys show that many millennials are not merely soft on socialism but openly support it. They think capitalism benefits only the “1 percent” and no one else, despite America’s matchless record of upward mobility and prosperity. Since the 1960s, the media, Hollywood and the education system have presented a...

By: Robert Knight – washingtontimes.com -March 13, 2016 Ever wonder how Bernie Sanders‘ brand of “democratic socialism” differs from socialism in general, which has wreaked havoc all over the world? The short answer is: only by degree. Progressives of all stripes work to establish “equality” by empowering governments. The difference is their place on the axis of forced egalitarianism. Like other democratic...

By: Mary Margaret Olohan – dailysignal.com – April 01, 2019 Buffalo Niagara International Airport canceled plans to open a Chick-fil-A after a New York politician accused the fast-food chain of discrimination. Democratic New York state Assemblyman Sean Ryan took issue with Chick-fil-A’s Christian stances in a Facebook post that prompted the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to decide against previous plans to install the Chick-fil-A at the...

By: Allen West – theoldschoolpatriot.com – March 30, 2019 Oh well, a hearty congratulations to the Purdue Boilermakers and their superb victory over my Tennessee Volunteers Thursday night in the Sweet Sixteen NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. The Vols men’s basketball team had a record-setting season, 31 victories and a month spent as number one in the nation. It will be a season to...

By: Allen West – theoldschoolpatriot.com – March 30, 2019 Oh well, a hearty congratulations to the Purdue Boilermakers and their superb victory over my Tennessee Volunteers Thursday night in the Sweet Sixteen NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. The Vols men’s basketball team had a record-setting season, 31 victories and a month spent as number one in the nation. It will be a season to...