VIDEO: The American Spectator Editor on the Rise of Marxism in Culture and Education –

Marxism’s footprints in history are incredibly relevant when trying to understand the motivations of the radical Left today.

Historically, Marxism’s oppressed-vs.-oppressor construct was narrow and class-based — the bourgeoisie vs. the proletariat. Today, in its expansion to the culture, Marxism comprises a much bigger tent that includes new victim classes: gender, race, and sexual politics. Identity politics aid the spread and relative attractiveness of Marxist ideology, as each group is provided a victimhood myth. (READ MORE: Cultural Marxism and Its Conspirators)

Bella Dodd began organizing for the Communist Party in the 1930s and was tasked with infiltrating American education and the Catholic Church. Her story is one of redemption, as she left the Communist Party and exposed its inner workings. Her testimony, outlined in The American Spectator editor Paul Kengor’s The Devil and Bella Dodd, casts a bright light on the reality that Marxism is not merely economic. Marxist tactics extend beyond economics to include the permeation of religion, education, and culture.

Watch the full interview for an in-depth conversation with Kengor on the subject.

A current intern at The American Spectator, Grace Reilly is a rising senior at Grove City College, where she is a marketing fellow at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. In her role as a fellow, she is the host of the Post-Roe America Conference Series and Meet the Scholars and co-host of the Liberty Mail podcast. Grace has appeared on Fox News, Newsmax, and America’s Voice News, in addition to a variety of podcasts, radio, print, and television in her home state of Connecticut. Follow her on Instagram @conservativegrace and on Twitter @conservgrace.

READ MORE:

Cultural Marxism and Its Conspirators: Part 2

MLB’s Cultural Revolutionaries

Marxism and Critical Race Theory