The idea of socialism is ancient. Organized socialist movements took form in Europe in the nineteenth century, and socialism emerged as a dominant political ideology in many places around the world by the twentieth century. These essays, adapted from lectures given at Hillsdale College in November 2019, consider socialism, its practice over time, and its resurgence today.

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