https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2011/02/01/its-the-21st-century-and-commie-camps-still-exist/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:43:16 -0400<![CDATA[When I wrote my memoir Commies: A Journey Through the Old Left, the New Left and the Leftover Left, I had a chapter that I titled “Commie Camp,” about my years as both a camper and counselor in the now-defunct Camp Woodland in Phoenicia, New York. I wrote about how instead of Olympics, they had a “World Youth Festival,” modeled after the Soviet bloc’s festivals; of the dedication to the culture and politics of left-wing folk music; and of how counselors even used the camp’s premises to try and recruit older campers into the Communist Party’s youth movement.]]>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:46:12 -0500<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2011/02/01/its-the-21st-century-and-commie-camps-still-exist-n183586