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The off-year elections are over. After winning two key governorships and many other races, Democrats are happier than Republicans. And pundits are ascribing a lot of economic meaning to the outcome.

In the United States, the term “socialism” has been widely misunderstood and used to discredit even modest reforms. To enhance understanding of socialism’s successes and failures, and its relationship ...