Column: Socialism: What it was, what it is and what it will be
Fake Dictionary, Dictionary definition of the word socialism.
Date: November 16, 2025
Historian Hubert van Tuyll explains what socialism is and what its origins are.
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Writer Hubert van Tuyll is a professor of history at Augusta University. He holds a doctoral degree in American history from Texas A&M and a law degree from Duke University. In the interest of full disclosure, he is married to The Augusta Press Editor Debbie Reddin van Tuyll.
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