As the 20th Century amply demonstrated, Peak Leftism is reached with robust pogroms and the wholesale crushing of liberty. When enough people have been ground up in reeducation camps, gulags, and dumped in mass graves, exhausting the economy and society, then the vitality is sapped from leftist ambitions. What remains is Russia.  Leftism won’t reach that peak on these shores; Armageddon would ensue. Yet we can’t say that American leftists, unrestrained, wouldn’t be willing to try. Leftism placed in its proper historical context is synonymous with brute force. Even today in the U.S., the left practices “demi-force” -- bullying -- that is, intimidation designed to silence, punish, and ostracize those deemed threats. When you can’t win the argument, destroy. Which leads us to Robert Tracinski’s supposition in his article at The Federalist (“Have We Already reached Peak Leftism?”)? Tracinski argues that the left has maxed...(Read Full Article)