UW-Madison's socialism headquarters last week gave a lifetime achievement award to one of their own - Tariq Ali, who has spent a career giving cover to socialist tyrants like Venezuelan strongmen Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. The event sanitized the disastrous and deadly reign of socialism, which has reduced Venezuela to starvation and despotism. Catch the MacIver News Minute on News/Talk 1130 WISN every Tuesday and Thursday at 8, 11, and 2. Listen to News/Talk 1130 WISN live: www.iheart.com/live/1130-wisn-4245/