Advocates of American Socialism Need to Learn Some Lessons

Advocates of American Socialism Need to Learn Some Lessons
A Bernie Sanders supporter at the candidate’s New Hampshire Primary Night watch party on Feb 9, 2016. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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Commentary
Critics of the U.S. public-school system must feel vindicated, in a sickening way, to see so many American politicians and younger citizens advocating socialism. After all, the critics have warned us for years that the schools don’t adequately teach history, economics, or political affairs.
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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