the Berlin Wall finally fell and the collapse of Soviet Communism began in earnest. Despite what we knew about Soviet attrocities then — and what we’ve learned since — ignorance about the dangers of Communism still persist. In fact, that very topic is the subject of today’s Examiner editorial.

As if on cue, today’s Washington Post provides spectacular example of the continued useful idiots on the Left who continue to romanticize communism. It concerns a handful of DC coffee shops called Busboys and Poets, that the Post accurately describes as “as a sort of lefty clubhouse — a popular gathering place for Democratic causes and fundraisers.” (Indeed, I’ve covered official Democratic party events held there.) It seems a Republican consultant emailed the owner of the shop to complain that the coffee shop proudly displayed portraits of communist mass murderers Vladimir Lenin and Che Guevara. Not only is the restaurant owner proud of these portraits, he leaked his correspondence with the upset customer to the press and demonstrated his willful ignorance in the process: