Better Red Than Dead

JV Last examines the new commie menace: By now you have heard about the new red peril that is taking over American politics. Socialism is ascendant and taking over one of our political parties! This is dangerous and un-American! You realize we’re talking about Republicans, right? Yes we are. The “Freedom Gas”, whatever that is, for starters. As Last writes: In case you can’t tell, this looks like socialism to me. Someone—either the government or a private entity working in close conjunction with the government.—is subsidizing retail goods sold below market rates. They are doing so to serve what they see as a critical group of consumers whom they believe are being disadvantaged by structural problems in the local market. Wait a minute. Where have I heard this before . . . You may recall that once upon a time Zohran Mamdani proposed opening five city-owned grocery stores in communities where a shortage of retail options made food prices disproportionately high. His idea was to increase access to affordable food, even if it meant subsidies and created a bit of distortion in the local market. You may also recall that Republicans lost their ever-loving minds over this proposal. And yet, here Trump is, doing the exact same thing—he’s just doing it under the cover of night. Trump really isn’t doing socialism, of course. He’s doing crony capitalism. Kakistocracy, whatever. No one knows who’s behind these “Freedom Gas” stations but it’s clear that Trump knows them and gave the green light so