Pundits will continue to pontificate about how young people don't remember the bad old days. But the pundits aren't offering new solutions for the problems of our time. With no other options forthcoming, it shouldn't be surprising that millennials are looking with fresh eyes at the remedies of the past. And while socialism may be trending today, it's quite possible that it won't be where large numbers of millennials end up. The question is whether the next idea will be better or worse.