In 1982, President Ronald Reagan declared that “freedom and democracy will leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash heap of history.” He was right, for a while.

As we close out 2025, socialism has miraculously leaped from the ash heap of history straight into the hearts and minds of America’s youth.

In 2026, socialists will oversee New York City and Seattle. And it sure looks like the socialist wing of the Democratic Party has momentum on its side as the 2026 primary campaigns begin in a few months. We could see several socialists win in the midterm elections.

For strange reasons that I cannot understand, only three decades since the humiliating collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, socialism somehow remains a desirable method to govern society for many Americans.

While it certainly is concerning to see socialism become popular in America, I am glad to report that climate alarmism seems to have replaced socialism on the proverbial ash heap of history for the time being.

On January 20, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that his administration will seek to “unleash America’s affordable and reliable energy and natural resources” while eliminating “burdensome and ideologically motivated regulations [that] have impeded the development of these resources, limited the generation of reliable and affordable electricity, reduced job creation, and inflicted high energy costs upon our citizens.”

Trump, a climate realist to the hilt, immediately sought to end the Green New Scam; expand oil and gas drilling; reduce the inherent climate alarmist bias in the bureaucracy; and prioritize sound climate science; all while continuing to mock and ridicule the imbecilic and malevolent green transition begun by his predecessor.

As the year progressed, the Trump administration has delivered on many energy........

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