political philosophy

The biggest support for right-wing idiocy is this smug assertion by liberal elites that “other people” are gullible, that only...

It’s because capitalism demands flexibility that Trump is doomed. The flexible political system of democracy buttresses capitalism, as our system...

This election won’t determine whether Trump is the American Hitler. It will decide whether he becomes the American Stalin, who...

Investment in public goods is theoretically unlimited. This means the potential growth of economies that value public goods is also...

FDR turned Wilson’s darkness into the light of the New Deal, the United Nations, and the Marshall Plan. It’s this...

By the time Trump loses, the financial cupboard will be bare. The federal debt will be unmanageable. The U.S. dollar...

I was blind to my own good fortune.

Since 1776 revolutions have happened around the world, on every continent. Economic and political systems have failed. Kings and Presidents...

As oil felt forced to take power 40 years ago, tech is being forced to do so now. It will...

Right now, we’re all looking at the trees of Trump, of COVID-19, and of America’s racist past. Meanwhile, the forest...