Scandinavia is the American left’s Shangri-La. It is the land of social democracy and of all good things. It is the answer to any objection that new welfare benefits can’t be adopted here.

Once again, this sort of racially charged messaging is simply absent from the socialist policies that drive Scandinavian countries. All the while, Venezuelan socialists are getting rich off socialism.

WHEN BERNIE SANDERS was asked during CNN's Democratic presidential debate how a self-proclaimed socialist could hope to be elected to the White House, he gave the answer he usually gives ...

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If Scandinavia is not socialist, as Dorfman claims, then the American Left has a crushing response: In that case, you will not object to importing a Scandinavian-type welfare state to this country!

Scandinavia did keep some socialist policies, like government-run health care. The media claim that's why Swedes live longer, but Paul says: "This is the trick of statistics.

Similarly, Swedish Americans have a 53 percent higher living standard than Swedes." Stossel says it's good that Paul debunks these myths and warns against repeating the tragic history of socialism.

When Bernie Sanders was asked during CNN’s Democratic presidential debate how a self-proclaimed socialist could hope to be elected to the White House, he gave the answer he usually gives ...