Socialism is no longer a harmless ideological experiment confined to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) or the “Squad.” It has infiltrated the Democratic Party and is now routinely winning elections in major cities across America.

If we are to prevent the economic ruin, poverty, and authoritarian violence that have always accompanied socialism and communism, we must act decisively and immediately by requiring that every high school student in the United States complete a full-semester, rigorous economics course.