The big story! Democracy!

Jonah Goldberg says that the expansion of democracy is the big story.

Maybe so, and it is certainly a bigger deal than whatever happened to Jennifer Anniston's love life.

Or Teri Hatcher's career.

But isn't a big part of the big story the expansion of capitalism and rejection of socialism as well? 'Cause nothing says that a democratic, majority vote can't go for socialism. I mean, we've done it before. Again and again.