The BBC World Service recently broadcast a two-part investigative documentary, hosted by John Sweeney, on the useful idiot, a concept that Lenin didn’t invent so much as expropriate to denote the semi ...

But “useful idiots” aren’t limited to just communists. Hitler used them, too. Any demagogue does. He will never be successful without them because, eventually, the masses must be on board—or totally ...

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 19: U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), vice chair of the select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol, speaks during a committee business meeting at Cannon ...

No, Benjamin Netanyahu did not call Democrats “useful idiots” in his fiery speech before Congress last week. It is just that some Democrats thought he did. The Israeli prime minister had in mind the ...

During the Cold War, Soviet communists reportedly referred to American liberals as “useful idiots.” Although the origin of the quote has been challenged (and attributed to both Lenin and Stalin), it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During the Cold War, Soviet communists reportedly referred to American liberals as “useful idiots.” Although the origin of the ...