I've written before about how the radical right exaggerates and distorts both centrist liberal as well as actual left wing ideas in part by attempting to conflate the two, but also by misrepresenting varieties of leftism and liberalism. The radical right has returned (if indeed they ever left) to the smear tactics of the McCarthy … Continue reading The absence of Molotov Cocktails
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Taking Marx Seriously: The Right, Less So
In reading various Conservative pundits, one might be pardoned for believing that there has been a surge of support for Socialism in the US. over the last decade. Similarly, in listening to the rantings our mad king, one might be led to the belief that the US has been suddenly overwhelmed by a surge of … Continue reading Taking Marx Seriously: The Right, Less So
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.
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
The long run of Janos Kornai
Economics is not exactly the sort of profession that generally leads to enduring fame and glamor. The passing of an economist into the long run, even of "famous" ones is usually only remarked upon by academics or the financial press. The death of Janos Kornai is no exception. I had not heard of Kornai's passing … Continue reading The long run of Janos Kornai
A short critique of Kant
This is an excerpt from a draft chapter of my book Evolutionary Social Theory. This is still in progress but is getting closer to completion. This is not intended as a comprehensive critique of Kant-that would take volumes. This is an except from Part I, which traces the origins of Evolutionary Social Theory to the … Continue reading A short critique of Kant
Introduction to Evolutionary Social Theory
This is the current Introduction to my book, Evolutionary Social Theory which I anticipate will be forthcoming with Routledge within the next year. I anticipate having a completed draft of the study in approximately 3 months. As you may note reading back over this blog, there have been substantial modifications in the scope of this … Continue reading Introduction to Evolutionary Social Theory
The 18.25th Brumaire of Donald Trump
In The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte Marx wrote: Hegel remarks somewhere[*] that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. Caussidière for Danton, Louis Blanc for Robespierre, the Montagne of 1848 to 1851[66] for the Montagne of … Continue reading The 18.25th Brumaire of Donald Trump
Evolutionary Social Theory: Progress
After a significant amount of additional research and some initial difficulties in actually getting my thoughts down on paper, my book project, Evolutionary Social Theory is now well underway, with two draft chapters essentially complete. I have an official contract with Routledge and I'm working on a two year timeline with a goal of approximately … Continue reading Evolutionary Social Theory: Progress
Epistemology and COVID 19
In the 20th Century, the philosopher Karl Popper drew the boundaries of demarcation between science and pseudoscience in terms of falsification. Exactly what Popper did and did not mean by falsification can be disputed. But the history of the philosophy of science throughout the 20th century has at leats taught us that distinguishing warranted and unwarranted claims … Continue reading Epistemology and COVID 19
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