America’s Peak Socialism — Abandoned a Century Ago

The emergence of the Democratic Socialists of America and their political victories, from New York City across the fruited plains of Michigan and Wisconsin, all the way to Colorado, strikes many as a new thing in U.S. politics.
Previous movements have, in fact, increased, sometimes significantly, the size and scope of government. But it has been their opponents who have accused them of “creeping socialism,” while advocates have avoided the S-word.
Some major policies of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal — Social Security most of all — remain part of the fabric of American life, and elements of…
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