In 2009, acclaimed author Jonah Goldberg wrote a prolific book entitled Liberal Fascism.  In Liberal Fascism, the author corrects the oft mischaracterized Fascist movements in history as being not right-wing, but, more accurately, left-wing movements. Contrary to what most people think, the Nazis were ardent socialists (hence the term "National socialism"). They believed in free health care and guaranteed jobs. They confiscated inherited wealth and spent vast sums on public education. They purged the church from public policy, promoted a new form of pagan spirituality, and inserted the authority of the state into every nook and cranny of daily life. The Nazis declared war on smoking, supported abortion, euthanasia, and gun control. They loathed the free market, provided generous pensions for the elderly, and maintained a strict racial quota system in their universities – where campus speech codes were all the rage. The Nazis led the world in organic farming...(Read Full Post)