Ok, one more DSA rant and then I’ll ease up on the subject. … I don’t agree with everything Bill Maher says about democratic socialism. But he’s closer to the truth than many MSM descriptions of modern democratic socialism, such as this soft-pedaling NYT piece or this fawning Globe article that describes Zohran Mamdani as merely a “die-in-the-wool” progressive with no mention that he considers himself a democratic socialist whose party wants to replace capitalism and dismantle our current form of democracy. … Here’s the DSA’s party platform, btw. See for yourself.

Update –- 8.3.26 – Via a reader, here’s some interesting poll numbers from IPSOS about how Dems feel about democratic socialism. Basically, the entire progressive wing of the party has gone full DS, by the looks of it. 

Update II — From the Boston Globe’s great Larry Edelman: “What are Democratic socialists smoking?” (The headline above is from his email newsletter; the headline is different at the Globe website.)