While those who love America spent the Fourth of July weekend celebrating the country’s freedom and independence, those who hate America spent that same weekend in Chicago (where else?) decrying that freedom and wishing everyone was more dependent — on government handouts, socialized medicine, environmental mandates and price controls.

Welcome to the Socialism 2025 annual conference.

The only thing missing was a keynote speech by New York City’s Democratic candidate for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Maybe he'll do it next year, when he’s mayor and the event might even be in the socialist paradise of New York.

The unofficial theme of this year’s conference was probably best stated by University of Minnesota professor Melanie Yazzie, who told the conferees, “I hope to dismantle the United States. I hope you seek to dismantle the United States.” The audience applauded.

Gotta say, the socialists have made significant gains dismantling the country over the last decade or two. But they hit a wall last November.

Even so, socialism is having a moment. A recent survey conducted by YouGov for the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute found 62 percent of Americans under the age of 30 have a “favorable” view of socialism, and 34........

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