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America’s Apparent Love Affair with Socialism is Jarring, But it Isn’t New

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Turn on the TV recently and you’ll see rallies with thousands of young people screaming and cheering for proposals like Medicare for All, free college and college loan debt forgiveness. This grab bag of ideas may seem like a reflection of a new trend towards socialism in the U.S., but The Future of Freedom Foundation’s president Jacob Hornberger says this so-called “revolution” isn’t new.

Listen to our 3-minute podcast to hear Hornberger’s takedown of socialism.

 

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Jacob G. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation. He was born and raised in Laredo, Texas, and received his B.A. in economics from Virginia Military Institute and his law degree from the University of Texas. He was a trial attorney for twelve years in Texas. He also was an adjunct professor at the University of Dallas, where he taught law and economics. In 1987, Mr. Hornberger left the practice of law to become director of programs at the Foundation for Economic Education. He has advanced freedom and free markets on talk-radio stations all across the country as well as on Fox News’ Neil Cavuto and Greta van Susteren shows and he appeared as a regular commentator on Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show Freedom Watch. View these interviews at LewRockwell.com and from Full Context. Send him email.