Bill Maher, the Hollywood Jesus-hater who receives talking points from Playboy Bunnies, is at it again.  In a recent article, he claims that the National Football League owes its success to "socialism," that it thrives, not because of capitalism but due to redistribution of revenue amongst teams.  A critique of his theory -- that the sharing of TV revenue between large and small markets is socialistic -- however, concludes otherwise.   Socialism, by definition, is the control of industry by government (the State), which in its quest for power, "levels" income privately produced.  Leveling, or "redistribution of wealth," is done through coercion -- via progressive taxation, property seizure, etc., -- such that private wealth is "capped" for the "collective good."  Now it may be news to Bill, but upon last check, the NFL wasn't being forced to level anything.  Socialism is a political philosophy, and as...(Read Full Post)