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    Socialist War on Public Safety Coming to a Town Near You
    One thing is for sure about the wave of socialist Democrats being put into office: They are committed to the bit no matter how demented their policies end up in practice. A prime example of this would be in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where putting ideology over common sense recently claimed another victim. Department of Public Works…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    People Who Believe in Communism Are Either ‘Stupid or Evil,’ GOP Leadership Says
    Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., who was “robbed of his childhood” by communism, took the podium at the House Republican leadership press conference on Wednesday to warn Americans about the lies sold by self-proclaimed Marxist, communist, and socialist candidates. “When people who have lived under communism warn us about what is happening, we actually should listen…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Defending America’s Founding Principles in a Divided Age
    The United States nation faces threats that extend beyond the familiar divide between Democrats and Republicans. Increasingly, two ideological movements—one on the far left, one emerging on the populist right—share a willingness to undermine the principles that have long defined the American experiment. On one side stands the Democratic Socialists of America, whose influence within…
    Ben Shapiro
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    The Media’s Dangerous Minimization of the Left’s Radical Turn to Socialism
    Oh, how the mainstream media just loves to hype supposed Republican infighting while remaining silent on the Democrat split over socialism. When House Republicans recently derailed a procedural vote, Bloomberg ran a headline declaring that the House had “spiraled into dysfunction” and reported that the floor had “descended into chaos.” The story was not about a party…
    Michael Freund
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    The Ungrateful Urban Class Turning Into the New Democratic Socialist Party
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.   Who are these Democratic Socialists of America that are so frequently mentioned in the news? Are they traditional European socialists? Are…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Mamdani Erases Little Italy … and (Of Course) the Jews
    Not having Little Italy on a map of ethnic enclaves in New York is like leaving the Golden Gate Bridge off a list of bridges in San Francisco. And yet that is precisely what the Ugandan-born socialist mayor of New York has done. Zohran Mamdani’s Office of Immigrant Affairs released a map on Wednesday titled…
    Al Perrotta
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    Old-School Democrat? Socialist Candidate Says He’s ‘Not Your Guy’
    Michigan, the next battlefield in the Democrat civil war, saw a Senate primary debate on Tuesday night. And one socialist candidate is telling “establishment” Democrats that he’s “not your guy.”  Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, attempted to advance his campaign against Rep. Haley Stevens, backed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, by touting…
    Francesca Cella
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    Maine Democrats Want Their Nominee Out. There’s Just One Problem.
    The Maine Democratic Party is working “around the clock” to replace Graham Platner, but as the Democrat Senate nominee, he has leverage—and he’s using it. A civil war is brewing in Maine. As calls continue for Platner to step down, he has stayed silent and continues to deny multiple allegations of sexual assault. According to…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    The Socialist Surge Reaches Wisconsin: Governor Candidate Tests the Left’s Limits
    The socialist wave has already crashed well beyond New York City. Now the Democratic Socialists of America is even taking swings at swing states. The latest far-left darling is Francesca Hong, a leading candidate to win the Democrat primary in the Wisconsin governor’s race. One might call her the Zohran Mamdani of the Midwest, but…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Democratic Socialism Presents an Opportunity for Republicans
    Every political movement eventually reveals what it truly believes. And when it does, voters have a choice to make. For years, Americans were told that the radical Left was little more than a noisy fringe, loud on social media but marginal in real life. That claim is now hard to sustain. Candidates aligned with or…
    Michael Freund
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Mamdani Is the Real Racist Polluting This Country
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.   On July 3, the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani—and I don’t quite know why the mayor seems to think he…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    When Will Obama Say, ‘What’s Happened to My Party?’
    Former President Barack Obama recently explained why he rarely comments on current politics: “There are moments … where our core values are at stake. In those moments, I think it’s appropriate for me to say something.” But if the rise of democratic socialism inside his own party, the growing denunciation of capitalism, and accusations that…
    Larry Elder
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    Victor’s Letter to Mamdani: You’re a Product of Privilege, at Least Act Grateful
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Victor Davis Hanson: [New York City Mayor Zohran] Mamdani, I know what you mean by people not having because of the…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Socialism Is Targeting the Foundations That Made America Great
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.   One question that came up constantly during this 250th anniversary Fourth of July celebration was whether we were gonna make it…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    DSA Boasts—on July 4—That It Has More Members Than Any Socialist Organization in US History
    While America was celebrating the 250th anniversary of its Founding, the Democratic Socialists of America celebrated becoming what it calls the “largest socialist organization in United States history.” Its declaration was made on X: “On July 4, 2026, Democratic Socialists of America passed 120,000 members, making us the largest socialist organization in United States history…
    Al Perrotta
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    The Socialist Wave Isn’t About Trump—It’s the Democrat Party’s Reality
    This year has seen socialists make their furthest inroads into “mainstream” American politics than any time since the early 20th century. Even though this is clearly a phenomenon manifesting itself within the Democrat Party, more than a few media commentators have incorrectly attempted to tie this socialist red wave to President Donald Trump. A recent…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    America at 250: Restoring America’s Greatness
    The pages of tomorrow’s history are written by today’s decisions. History is littered with failed republics and democracies. The Roman Republic became the Roman Empire. Democracy in ancient Greece turned into an aristocracy. This didn’t just happen in ancient history. In 1961, a new constitution in Venezuela divided the government into three branches. But in…
    Victor Joecks
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    The Ancient Sin Fueling Zohran Mamdani’s Marxism
    In this year that we celebrate 250 years since the Declaration of Independence—and the ensuing U.S. Constitution and unprecedented national prosperity—it is vital that Americans understand the evil roots of the communist movement that is seeking to supplant our nation’s birthright of liberty. The biblical account of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4 provides a…
    Mike Stenhouse
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The New Socialists—Elite, Ungrateful, and Toxic as Ever
    Win some blue-state and blue-city races, and the cocky new socialist Jacobins believe that they have either already taken over the Democratic Party or will soon absorb it. And in reaction to these new swarms, an increasingly terrified and ossified old Democrat guard either limps away from the hive or invites them in to take…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Who’s Trying to Dismantle the Founders’ Work on America’s 250th Anniversary?
    As America celebrates its 250th birthday, a growing political movement isn’t just sitting out the party but actively working to tear down the constitutional system. It’s not a “both-sides” issue: a 2025 Gallup poll found that only 36% of Democrats say they are extremely or very proud to be American, while 92% of Republicans say…
    Tyler O’Neil
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