Over at the Wall Street Journal, Thomas Frank criticizes overblown rhetoric about President Obama’s so-called “socialism.” It’s a good idea, because the term is thrown around far too loosely, and conservatives usually just use it to be inflammatory.

Unfortunately, Frank writes his entire article about a term but never defines it, even as he criticizes others for not defining it. On top of that, he revives the same straw man that is so typical of Thomas Frank columns by giving the strong implication that anyone uncomfortable with dramatic government expansion prefers Enron leaders and Wall Street CEOs run amok.