To live outside the law you must be honest: Reflections on how to be a good multi-polarista.

In this post I offer some thoughts on the challenges and dilemmas  public intellectuals and activists face in trying to be good Multi-Polaristas. This post is intended more in the way of personal reflections, rather than as rigorous analysis. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, we have been living in a uni-polar … Continue reading To live outside the law you must be honest: Reflections on how to be a good multi-polarista.

Ukraine and Marking Beliefs to Reality

The counter offensives by Ukraine in the Kherson region in the South and now in the Kharkiv-Izyum area have been expected for some time. While the southern operation might reasonably be said to be a failure (at least at this point) the counter offensive in the North has been relatively successful. In my previous posts … Continue reading Ukraine and Marking Beliefs to Reality

Evolutionary Social Theory and Political Economy. (Routledge: March 2023).

At long last I have finished my book Evolutionary Social Theory and Political Economy. Here is a pdf of the Introduction: EST and PE Introduction Poirot. The book has been submitted and accepted for publication by Routledge and will be published in the Economics as Social Theory series. It has officially passed the copy-editing stage … Continue reading Evolutionary Social Theory and Political Economy. (Routledge: March 2023).

The Test of Propaganda: Ukraine Conflict

I normally like to post longer pieces when I have the time to fully document the basis for my arguments. Since I'm in the final stages of my book, today's post will be a little different. What I address today is the uses of Propaganda. Most people associate Propaganda with disinformation and misinformation, though even … Continue reading The Test of Propaganda: Ukraine Conflict

On Madmen, Russia and Ukraine

This entry provides a longer analysis and documentation of points I will make in a public forum sponsored by Shawnee State University on the conflict in Ukraine on 3-16-22. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is clearly a violation of international law, has destabilized the international order and resulted in a humanitarian catastrophe. Moreover, rather than … Continue reading On Madmen, Russia and Ukraine

Those who fail to study of History of Economic thought…

are apparently doomed to repeat old theories as new. I typically save entries on this blog for times when I am able to write an in depth, longer analysis of some issue that has piqued my interest. This entry however will be relatively concise because I see the issues as being rather simple. An article … Continue reading Those who fail to study of History of Economic thought…