Mamdani’s definition of socialism sounds like state-controlled ‘totalitarianism’: critics

Socialism, to me, it means that you will have whatever you need to live a dignified life and that it is the government’s job ...

‘It is the government’s job to deliver’: Zohran Mamdani defines ‘socialism’ for Theo Von

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a self-defined Democratic Socialist, which has earned him a lot of criticism from ...
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Theo Von asks Mamdani to define socialism — and critics fire back at his response

On Thursday's episode of his "This Past Weekend" podcast, comedian Theo Von asked Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) to define socialism. 'That's not socialism, that's fantasy.' ...
dailykos

The word ‘socialism’ is being overused. By us.

In 1952 President Harry S Truman said the following in a speech in Syracuse, New York: Socialism is a scare word they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years. Socialism ...
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The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism

This book review appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of The Independent Review. In 2022, the Pew Research Center published a report that caught many conservatives and classical liberals by surprise.