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To the editor : Americans aren’t choosing “socialism” over “capitalism.” They are choosing spending priorities that favor human beings over corporations ( “Can socialism ever be more than just a fad in America?,” Nov. 4).
Capitalism, as practiced in the U.S., has evolved into crony capitalism and even predatory capitalism — straying far from textbook capitalism, which actually recognizes the need for regulations to prevent devolving into oligarchy and monopoly.
The move toward “socialism,” as columnist Jonah Goldberg defines it, is actually a rejection of the horrible “corporations are people” and “money is speech” Supreme Court decisions that have plagued our politics and our

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