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The Three Stooges of the American Online “Left”

There is a particular kind of frustration that only comes from watching people with enormous platforms claim to speak for a movement they neither understand nor genuinely represent. It is not just disagreement. It is not even simple ideological distance. It is the exhaustion of watching the same three men repeatedly posture as the conscienceContinue reading “The Three Stooges of the American Online “Left””

Throw Them All in the Trash Bin of History: Why Authoritarian “Communist” Leaders Deserve No Praise

There’s a strange trend that never seems to die: people—especially some folks on the left—continue to romanticize and defend authoritarian communist leaders like Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot, Ho Chi Minh, Enver Hoxha, and an entire laundry list of other so‑called “revolutionaries” who ended up running deeply authoritarian regimes. And let me be completelyContinue reading “Throw Them All in the Trash Bin of History: Why Authoritarian “Communist” Leaders Deserve No Praise”

How Socialism and Communism Are Pretty Much the Same Thing—At Least in How Most Americans See It

There’s a lot of talk about how socialism and communism are “different.” You’ll hear academics, economists, and ideologues split hairs over the technicalities. They’ll go on about Marxist theory, about how socialism is the step before communism, about how communism is stateless and classless while socialism still retains some state structure. And, sure, technically, they’reContinue reading “How Socialism and Communism Are Pretty Much the Same Thing—At Least in How Most Americans See It”

An Even Crazier Take: A Leftist Can Be a Landlord

Now here’s where it gets even crazier — and I know some folks are gonna lose it over this. I actually think it’s possible for a leftist to be a landlord. Yeah, I said it. Like, look — if someone owns a small property, maybe they’ve got a spare room, and they decide to rentContinue reading “An Even Crazier Take: A Leftist Can Be a Landlord”

A Leftist Defense of Landlords (Sort Of)

Okay, so here’s something that’s gonna sound like a hot take. Maybe even a really hot take. A lot of folks — especially on the left — think landlords are evil, greedy, parasitic, lazy, and all the rest. You’ve heard it before: “Landlords don’t work, they just sit around collecting rent!” But here’s the thing.Continue reading “A Leftist Defense of Landlords (Sort Of)”

Why I’ve Lost Faith in the Democrats — and Why Zohran Mamdani Doesn’t Restore It

There was a time when I still held out hope for the Democratic Party. I believed that, maybe, with enough pressure, we could move them left — that through progressive insurgents, we could take the party of Clinton and Pelosi and make it serve working people. But over the years, and especially in light ofContinue reading “Why I’ve Lost Faith in the Democrats — and Why Zohran Mamdani Doesn’t Restore It”