Bernie Sanders currently stands apart among Democratic presidential primary candidates. His lead is increasing, according to FiveThirtyEight and other polling aggregators, as we head towards…
Posts tagged as “Democratic Socialists”
Incremental Socialism via Bernie Sanders’ Populism
With Bernie Sanders leading the Democratic presidential nomination race according to polls (and the first primary), there’s a set of questions voters should be asking:…
Democratic Socialism Leads to a Loss of Freedom
If we the people have to pay for your healthcare, your education, and any number of other “shared” responsibilities, than we (or our representatives) can…
Is the United States Shifting Left ‘Forever’ after Trump?
Despite the popularity of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other populist figures in the Democratic Party, I do not believe that “demography is destiny” accurately reflects…
Election 2018 Thoughts
Each work day, I listen to one or two podcasts as I drive to and from the university. My go-to podcasts each morning were the…
Socialists without Socialism
It’s an old “meme” on social media, but one that continues to annoy me viscerally: “If you love driving on roads, having fire departments, and…
June 2018, What a Month!
June 2018 is the “Month that Changed Everything” after the 2016 election that changed everything. Hyperbole, yes, but for those following the Trump Era, it…