Why College Students Prefer Socialism—and Why They're Wrong
When the media say the middle class is in decline, they're technically right—because people are getting richer.
When the media say the middle class is in decline, they're technically right—because people are getting richer.
The Trump administration has not made a convincing case for why it is buying stakes in these companies—and why these companies in particular, rather than others.
The socialist senator wants a moratorium on new data centers to slow the AI and robotics industries down.
When the so-called "communist lunatic" and the so-called "fascist" find common ground, it means the country needs an intervention.
The Trump administration's pivot toward socialism did not come without warning.
Plus: War crime allegations against Hegseth, Congress threatens the legal hemp industry, and reflections on the legacy of Tom Stoppard
Friedrich Hayek's most popular work was dedicated to "the socialists of all parties." That phrase perfectly captures politics in 2025.
Biden said "companies are investing in America again." Instead, America is investing in companies—and getting little in return.
As fans of horseshoe theory point out, the political extremes might differ on details, but they have a lot in common.
The only reason we celebrate the holiday with lots of food is because the Pilgrims learned—the hard way—that socialism doesn't work.
Plus: DOGE is disbanded, Trump attempts to influence the Warner Bros. merger, and Democrats tell the military to reject illegal orders
The Department of Government Efficiency didn't accomplish much. We still have cause to mourn its official closure.
By looking to the past, Democrats could chart a pro-freedom blueprint for their party’s future.
Using the mighty power of government to…make stadium hot dogs cheaper? It's one of many ways Khan's petty populism could be coming to New York City.
A dystopian action cartoon for the Bernie bro set.
Rent freezes will discourage construction, government-run grocery stores are a joke, and free buses will become roving homeless shelters.
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign shows how the rhetoric of working-class revolution now resonates most with the highly educated.
To support chipmaker Intel, the president used our money to buy 433 million shares of Intel stock. That's not a free market.
Plus: Obamacare subsidies take center stage, the abundance agenda meets socialism after Mamdani’s win, and the differences between liberals and libertarians
Despite Trump promising to stand "with the good people of Cuba and Venezuela," his administration has fast-tracked deportations for victims of communism.
Donald Trump’s new stock-buying strategy isn’t socialism, but it is a step toward a government-controlled economy.
I have long advocated using May 1 for this purpose. But November 7 is a worthy alternative candidate, which I am happy to adopt if it can attract a broad consensus.
Many in the rising generation are embracing collectivist ideas.
The new mayor's buddy, Hasan Piker, wishes the Soviet Union had won the Cold War.
To understand this week's election, look to economic and political lessons from Argentina.
The former governor had a bad record, a worse attitude, and zero vision.
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor by promising New Yorkers “free” programs and services with their own money.
"I don't care that much about what happens in the city of New York," Spanberger said on the campaign trail. Other Democrats should listen.
Plus: Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races, a court ruling extending SNAP funding during the shutdown, and Trump’s tariff fight reaches the Supreme Court
What political insurgencies can teach us about major parties
His plans to offer "free" buses and daycare, freeze rents, and create city-owned grocery stores are expensive and proven failures.
Plus: The rise of Luddite clubs, Defense Department struggles to respond to questions on legality of boat strikes, and more...
Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open government-run grocery stores would waste taxpayer money solving a problem NYC doesn’t have.
Plus: "Freeze the rent" hypocrisy, B-52s near Caracas, the Armani class votes Mamdani, and more...
Plus: Venezuelan perspectives on unseating Maduro, Zohran's free-lunch promising, stand-your-ground laws, and more...
The troubling rise of Zohran Mamdani is about more than policy. It's about culture.
Plus: Trump’s new tariffs on Canada, more unauthorized military strikes in Venezuela, and what a Mamdani victory in NYC could mean for the country.
Socialism is government control of the means of production. When the government becomes your largest shareholder, that's a strong first step.
Desperate New York influencers try to shame the longtime local activist out of the mayoral race, so that a disgraced former governor can again lose to Zohran Mamdani
The city has the nation’s most regulated housing sector and the largest stock of government-owned and subsidized housing, and yet progressives blame its real estate troubles on the free market.
The award goes to a classical liberal and free market advocate who has risked her life to challenge Venezuela’s socialist dictatorship.
Novelist Lionel Shriver explains why Americans overinterpret tragedies, compares today’s partisan divisions to the conflicts she witnessed in Northern Ireland, and argues that political manias are driving the country toward destructive extremes.
The federal government can't even pass a budget. What's it doing buying a mine?
Several Lone Star cities are attempting to undermine new state-level zoning reforms by requiring new apartment buildings come with ritzy amenities.
The Republican and the socialist agree: Free trade and H-1B visas are bad news.
The Guardian Angels founder and New York mayoral candidate talks about crime, drugs, zoning, and what the government could learn from squatters.
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