In practice, socialism didn't work. But socialism could never have worked because it is based on false premises about human psychology and society, and gross ignorance of human economy.

He is a founder and current president of the David Horowitz Freedom Center and edits FrontPage Magazine. Horowitz has recounted his ideological journey in a series of retrospectives culminating with his 1996 memoir Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey. Horowitz was raised by parents who were members of the Communist Party USA.