Marxism: An Ideology For Us All

Groucho Marx, for many reasons, is near the top of my very short list of personal heroes.

Nearly 80 years after the first Marx Brothers movie, “Cocoanuts,” was produced, and after countless viewings, his biting satire still remains hilarious.

Throughout the films in which he and his brothers (with Zeppo, as well as without) starred, Groucho subverted the arrogance of privilege and dismantled the pomposity of power.

He did so away from the Klieg lights, as well. Quoted in a 1950 LOOK Magazine interview, Groucho said he once sent a wire to the Los Angeles Friars Club with the following message: “Please accept my resignation. I don