Socialism sounds great. It has always sounded great. And it will probably always continue to sound great. It is only when you go beyond rhetoric, and start looking at hard ...

By Thomas Sowell | Orange County Register PUBLISHED: June 12, 2012 at 12:00 AM PDT It bothers me a little when conservatives call Barack Obama a “socialist.” ...

Many people of mature years are amazed at how many young people have voted for Senator Bernie Sanders, and are enthusiastic about the socialism he preaches.

“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant than only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. ... please award Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant than only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. ... please award Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant than only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. ... please award Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant than only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. ... please award Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams the Presidential Medal of Freedom.