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    Far-Left Democrats Lose to Far-Far-Left DSA Challengers
    A fundamental error distorts news about the Democratic Socialists of America’s takeover of the Democratic Party. Journalists claim that the DSA’s radical contenders and their comrades are defeating “moderate” Democrat incumbents. Pundits are wondering how pro-Hamas Abdul El-Sayed deprived “centrist” Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan’s Democrat U.S. Senate nomination. While the largely triumphant DSA candidates…
    Deroy Murdock
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    Don’t Let Socialists Fool You: They Still Want to Abolish Police, and Prisons Too
    Socialists just can’t let the “dream” of prison abolition go until it becomes your nightmare. Leftist politicians are struggling to handle the crime issue on the campaign trail as the signal has clearly gone out from their top “influencers” to avoid talking about “defund the police.” Their media allies say that socialist candidates are “recalibrating,”…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Is ‘Communist’ No Longer a Slur?
    It is not difficult, these days, to see the neo-communist flipside of “democratic socialists”—once they find power. Indeed, the more the ossified Democratic Party claims that its growing cadre of socialist renegades are not really socialists, the more they act like—and even appear comfortable being called—communists. With every new policy they propose, the socialists have…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    The Value and Virtues of Free Enterprise
    Socialism is on the rise, and capitalism is on its back foot. The implications span all parts of our society but certainly include corporate governance. As is often the case, the corporate governance issue boils down to who makes decisions, and to what end those decisions are—and should be—aimed.   Should corporations strive solely to maximize shareholder value?…
    Stefan Padfield
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    How Pittsburgh Became the Early Alarm Bell for the DSA’s Rise
    PITTSBURGH—The rise of the Democrat Left in Pittsburgh did not happen overnight. It was built over years through patient organizing, disciplined recruiting, and a clear-eyed focus on the races that mattered most: low-turnout primaries where entrenched power was vulnerable. Mik Pappas’ 2017 race for Pennsylvania’s 31st Magisterial District judge offered an early hint that the…
    Salena Zito
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The Democratic Party’s Socialist Divide
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the latest 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. Sami Winc: All right, Victor. So, we had primaries. Speaking of lots of money spent, and I…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Mamdani Releases Video Demonizing Landlords. But He Is NYC’s Biggest Slumlord of All.
    New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a slick video this week portraying landlords as villains and housing advocates along with their government allies as heroes. But the truth is that Mamdani and the government are by far the biggest slumlords in the city and increasing public ownership, as he clearly intends, will only further…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Americans Are Embracing Communism. Pastor Ezra Jin Felt Its Iron Fist.
    Pastor Ezra Jin’s feet touched American soil on July 3 for the first time since 2018. For preaching the gospel in Communist China, Jin spent 266 days in a Chinese prison. Two days after his return, the Democratic Socialists of America announced that it was the largest socialist organization in American history. Some DSA members…
    Francesca Cella
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    ‘Tony Kinnett Cast’: Wisconsin’s Francesca Hong, Democratic Socialists’ Next Superstar
    Tony Kinnett provides a stinging full supercut of the many moments of the democratic socialists’ next bartender darling: Francesca Hong, running for governor of Wisconsin.  Here’s his intro:  Tony Kinnett: Now that the socialists have won about a dozen primaries from state to federal levels, they’re getting really cocky.  And the latest campaign that they’ve put…
    Tony Kinnett
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    Va. Candidate Dodges Photos With DSA Members
    Empathy is being able to understand someone’s troubles because you have experienced something similar. I have to confess that though we used to be able to just debate our disagreements over approaches to solving problems, once Virginia congressional candidate Tom Perriello became an agent of his party, the times that we spoke, he sadly only…
    Joe Thomas
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    Mamdani Purges Business Leaders to Cement Socialist Control of NYC
    When New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he intended to govern as a socialist, he meant it. And he is doing what any dedicated communist does when he rises to power: purge the kulaks, promote the apparatchiks. On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Mamdani had eliminated all the businessmen and various other civic leaders from…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Mamdani Backtracks on IDs for Marxist Marts
    New York City’s Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani is on a crusade for government control in his latest push for government-run grocery stores. Such stores have been attempted and failed before, and no amount of government subsidization will change the fact that these Marxist Marts are a taxpayer-financed disaster. Like any public program, they will…
    Nicole Huyer
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Spain Is Overrun by Migrants
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the latest 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. Jack Fowler: This from the New York Post the other day: “Thousands of illegal African immigrants overrun Spanish…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Francesca Hong’s Anti-Thanksgiving Rant Reveals What the Socialist Left Really Wants
    Another day, another example that the Left’s pathological hatred of America permeates the entire socialist movement. Far-left darling Francesca Hong, a leading candidate to win the Democrat primary in the Wisconsin governor’s race, made some news this week for a series of unearthed X posts. One, in particular, stood out. Hong, who is a member…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Our Ally Albania Is in Trouble, and Americans Should Pay Attention
    The nation of Albania is in a crisis; America should be paying attention. Many will ask, “Why?” or “Where is Albania anyway, and why should America care?” Not only should Americans care, but we should be acting. What is happening there is a warning about what we might face here if socialism continues to rise….
    Steven Bucci
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    Victor Davis Hanson: New York’s Property Tax Crackdown Is Just the Beginning
    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. Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York, has just stirred up a lot of controversy. He said that he wanted to go after property owners who had…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Radical Democrats Are Determined to Tear Down Our Country and Tear Up the Constitution
    On the floor of the U.S. Senate Thursday, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., spoke about the rise of dangerous far-Left radicals who intend to shred the Constitution. A lightly edited transcript is below. The driving force in today’s Democrat Party is an extreme organization. It’s called the Democratic Socialists of America. Its membership is growing. Its…
    Sen. John Barrasso
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    The Case for Capitalism
    I’ve failed! I make the case for free markets … young people elect socialists! What are they thinking? Do they even think? Do they pay any attention to history? Or economics? Socialism always fails. Only markets create environments that let people prosper. “Getting the right environment—this country’s done it better than anyone else,” says Steve…
    John Stossel
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The Socialist Monster Awakens
    Who caused unaffordability? Fear about “affordability” supposedly fueled the new, strident socialism. Yet annual inflation during former President Joe Biden’s four years averaged almost 5%. It peaked at over 9%, while prices for some key staples rose by 30% over his tenure—all to silence from the Left. (By contrast, annual inflation during Trump’s first term…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    John Adams Already Refuted the Democratic Socialists of America’s Ideas
    The Democratic Socialists of America don’t like being called communists, though many members might echo the sentiment of leftist influencer Hasan Piker when he says, “I don’t have an issue with an end goal of communism.”   Yet, however the group self-identifies, its agenda is openly revolutionary.  Its plans call for, among other things, abolishing the United States Senate and…
    Daniel McCarthy
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