Seeking explanation for socialism’s American ascent, modern technology is this archaic ideology’s perfect analogy. Socialism is a chatbot. It tells people, especially the Left, what they want to hear and refines its message to continually better do so.

It is no secret that socialism’s acceptance by America’s Left has exploded. For the first time in our history, socialism is having a meaningful impact on our electoral system.

Not long ago, even being labeled a liberal was a political liability in America. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) seemed little more than a poseur when he declared himself a Democratic Socialist; then in 2016, he took Hillary Clinton the distance in the Democrats’ presidential primary.

In the intervening years, Democratic Socialists were elected to Congress as Democrats. In 2025, Democratic Socialists won mayoral elections in New York City and Seattle as Democrats. In 2026, more have been nominated and are likely to win election to Congress. According to a recent Gallup poll, 65 percent of Democrats have a positive image of socialism.

This rise is astounding. It is not only so for socialism in America, which had virtually no meaningful socialist history here before, but for socialism itself.

Socialism is nothing new. It had ample history before its most famous prophet, Karl Marx, and Marx himself would........

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