The Best Commenters

Maetenloch: ...Most of the best commenters have already fled the blog or just lurk these days.

[best Jack Benny imitation voice:] Well!

I always knew I wasn't a "best commenter." Still here because I've got nowhere better to be.

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America's Socialist Origins
PragerU, YouTube 5:38
https://youtu.be/7dAmroKyzGY

Was America once socialist? Surprisingly, yes. The early settlers who arrived at Plymouth and Jamestown in the early 1600s experimented with socialist communes. Did it work? History professor Larry Schweikart of the University of Dayton shares the fascinating story.