Looking at Saturday's L.A. TIMES crossword puzzle, either the author (Bob Peoples) or the editors (Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis) must be an ex-socialist.
why socialist? because who else knows the Engels edited two volumes of CAPITAL? and, more crucially, who else knows the author of "Materialism and Empiriocriticism"? (Lenin) why "ex"? The clue: "minor party candidate, often," The answer: "spoiler." -- Jim Devine / "The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. -- Ralph W. Sockman. (I don't know who he is/was.)
