With more than 40,000 card carrying members, DSA is a growing leftist force in not only our political system, but in our systems of higher education.

So why is the left, especially in our universities, embracing an ideology that has resulted in the deaths of over a hundred million people? Here are three reasons why socialism is making a comeback on college campuses:

1. It is intellectually appealing

The intellectual appeal of socialism - and postmodern ideology in general - is incredibly strong. There is also no better place to foster that appeal than a university, and professors are the perfect conduits for postmodern thought.