Sep 25, 2026 · 47 min · 12 segments
Democratic socialism is gaining ground—but the seeds were planted long ago. In this week's episode, we examine the ideas and cultural shifts driving its rise across the West and ask what’s at stake…
Josh SchwartzHostfirst of all, We talk about capitalism.
We talk about socialism.
Socialism doesn't work, does it? Capitalism is what really even provides and undergirds socialism, because otherwise they wouldn't have a whole lot to redistribute, would they?
You know, it's so sad that socialism is making a comeback in the Democratic Party, and boy, is it.
You see all these candidates embracing socialism.
And by the way, as you know, it is the young people that are really embracing this idea.
They're not old enough to remember what you and I are old enough to remember, which is the ruination and the deprivation that is created by socialism.
Look, free market capitalism The whole lesson of the 20th century was that free market capitalism is what creates wealth and prosperity, and socialism, communism, Nazism, whatever ism you wanna call it, Leninism, they all lead to the same result.
Why do you think, I always ask my liberal friends, why do you think people are in droves leaving socialist communist countries and coming to the United States? Because we're the land of opportunity.
We're a place where we allow the free enterprise system to work.
I don't know.
It just doesn't seem to resonate with a lot of our young people.
Can you imagine 100 years from now, people looking back at this time, where individuals, I'll say it, you're not supposed to, but I will, are so ignorant that they will voluntarily, in fact, not just voluntarily, they will vote to surrender their liberty, their property, their decision-making rights to
first of all, We talk about capitalism.
We talk about socialism.
Socialism doesn't work, does it? Capitalism is what really even provides and undergirds socialism, because otherwise they wouldn't have a whole lot to redistribute, would they?
You know, it's so sad that socialism is making a comeback in the Democratic Party, and boy, is it.
You see all these candidates embracing socialism.
And by the way, as you know, it is the young people that are really embracing this idea.
They're not old enough to remember what you and I are old enough to remember, which is the ruination and the deprivation that is created by socialism.
Look, free market capitalism The whole lesson of the 20th century was that free market capitalism is what creates wealth and prosperity, and socialism, communism, Nazism, whatever ism you wanna call it, Leninism, they all lead to the same result.
Why do you think, I always ask my liberal friends, why do you think people are in droves leaving socialist communist countries and coming to the United States? Because we're the land of opportunity.
We're a place where we allow the free enterprise system to work.
I don't know.
It just doesn't seem to resonate with a lot of our young people.
Can you imagine 100 years from now, people looking back at this time, where individuals, I'll say it, you're not supposed to, but I will, are so ignorant that they will voluntarily, in fact, not just voluntarily, they will vote to surrender their liberty, their property, their decision-making rights to
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