There’s Nothing Democratic About These Socialists

Jonathan Chait: “The DSA’s feelings about Democrats encompass not only the party’s leadership but also the philosophical commitments that have guided it since the New Deal: a mixed economy undergirded by democratic values. Chevalier, for instance, joined a post–October 7 celebratory rally and portrayed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a defensive response to Western ‘bullying.’ She previously called for seizing land and the means of production and has repeatedly praised communism.”

“These positions are not holdovers from the idealism of youth or a bygone ‘woke’ era. They are a byproduct of the DSA’s core ideology. The DSA has become a force in Democratic Party politics even as it has grown more hostile to the party, more illiberal, and more dogmatic.”