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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
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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
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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” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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