{"id":2607564,"date":"2026-05-27T18:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialism-isnt-a-system-that-works-hugo-gurdon\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:31:06","slug":"socialism-isnt-a-system-that-works-hugo-gurdon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialism-isnt-a-system-that-works-hugo-gurdon\/","title":{"rendered":"Socialism isn\u2019t a system that works: Hugo Gurdon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsocialism-isnt-a-system-that-works-hugo-gurdon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Washington Examiner editorial director Hugo gurdon claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/resolution-to-ask-the-squad-other-house-members-for-position-on-socialism-for-public-record\/\" title=\"Resolution to Ask the &quot;Squad,&quot; Other House Members for Position on ... for Public Record\">socialism fails<\/a> and is often made more palatable by being branded as \u201cdemocratic.\u201d He argued that words like \u201cdemocratic\u201d function as a cover for policies that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ultimately coerce people<\/a>. Pointing to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s housing approach-described as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-parents-demand-schools-defund-school-resource-officers\/\" title=\"Maryland Parents Demand Schools \u2018Defund\u2019 School Resource Officers\">democratic socialist<\/a>\u201d strategy-Gurdon said it pressures landlords and then seeks to take away control, calling it a \u201cone-two\u201d effect. He further argued that European countries have moved away from socialism, saying it leads to shortages and rationing, whereas free markets better produce the goods and services people need.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Editorial Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/hugo-gurdon\/\">Hugo Gurdon<\/a> said that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\">socialism<\/a> doesn\u2019t work, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-takeaways-secret-service-hearing-highlights-communication-failures-between-local-and-federal-agencies-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Key takeaways: Secret Service hearing highlights communication failures between local and federal agencies - Washington Examiner\">arguing people<\/a> try to make it sound \u201cfriendly\u201d by adding \u201cdemocratic\u201d before it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe truth is the word \u2018democratic\u2019 is like a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine of socialism go down,\u201d Gurdon said on Fox News\u2019s <em>The Will Cain Show<\/em> Wednesday. \u201cThe words \u2018democratic\u2019 there are concealing a system which actually forces things on people.\u201d <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4567254\/june-social-security-direct-payment-goes-out-five-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>June Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in five days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4567140\/third-round-of-may-social-security-payments-goes-out-today\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Third round of May Social Security payments goes out today<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4583091\/byron-donalds-trump-endorsement-florida-gubernatorial-run\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump gives Byron Donalds \u2018complete and total endorsement\u2019 for Florida gubernatorial run<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gurdon pointed to New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Zohran-Mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>\u2019s housing policies as an example. Mamdani is a self-described democratic socialist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe controls rents so landlords don\u2019t have the money to maintain their properties, and then when the properties are not maintained, he wants to take it away from them,\u201d Gurdon said. \u201cIt\u2019s a one-two socialist punch.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-1-u-s-house-democrats-to-introduce-impeachment-charges-against-trump-on-monday-sources\/\" title=\"UPDATE 1-U.S. House Democrats to introduce impeachment charges against Trump on Monday -sources\">democratic system<\/a>. It\u2019s actually [that] all socialist systems ultimately use force, and you can see it with Mamdani now,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite efforts to conceal it as socialism, Gurdon argued it\u2019s not a system that works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4577822\/mamdani-launch-twitch-show-speak-directly-new-yorker\/\"><strong>MAMDANI LAUNCHES TWITCH SHOW TO SPEAK \u2018DIRECTLY\u2019 WITH NEW YORKERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gurdon said European countries that once adopted socialism into their governments are now \u201cturning away\u201d from it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[Socialism] actually does not provide people with the things that they need and it always produces rationing,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re turning against those systems, and they\u2019re realizing that free markets are what actually produces the goods and services that people need.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Examiner\u2019s Hugo Gurdon says socialism fails<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2607565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26141583952864.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34402,80363,37043,12428],"class_list":["post-2607564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economic-policy","tag-free-markets","tag-political-debate","tag-socialism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26141583952864.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607564"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607568,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607564\/revisions\/2607568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}