neo-liberalism
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Learning the Difference between Neo-Liberalism and Progressivism in the Poverty Nation
There is a big difference to be made between the progressivism that once was the hall-mark of left-wing politics and the left-leaning wing of neo-liberalism. This article, focusing on how corporations–and I would add many colleges & universities–make use of… Continue reading
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The Tragedy Of Rush Limbaugh’s Low Information Voter Theory – Forbes
This is an extremely well thought out article on a fateful turn among conservatives in the early Reagan days, a turn away from trusting in the citizenry toward a kind of aristocratic cynicism. It actually elucidates how and when I… Continue reading
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Essay on the idea that non-philosophers should judge philosophers | Inside Higher Ed
An article recently completed by my colleagues at UNT”s Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity. Worth the read good brothers & sisters of the Ether. One of the oldest questions of philosophy is, “Who guards the guardians?” When Plato posed… Continue reading
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A Liberal Moment – NYTimes.com
Still hard to believe, I told a friend the other day while trying to fathom the election results, that pot is legal in my state, gays are free to marry, and a black man who vowed to raise taxes on… Continue reading
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Underpants Gnomes: A Critique of the Academic Left « Larval Subjects .
Nice engagement over at Larval Subects of the issues that brought a lot of thinkers I know to put forward notions of “field philosophy.” …Even though these critiques are often right, we express them in ways that only an academic… Continue reading
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The Antidote to Ayn Rand < Truthout.org
The last word of Ayn Rand’s dystopian novella Anthem is “EGO.” Grasping the significance of this forbidden word is a kind of divine revelation for the novel’s protagonist, signaling his emancipation from the benighted, collectivist society into which he was… Continue reading
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Opposing Views on What the American Public Provides
The notion of fair taxation is based on three ideals: First, taxes are a way to reimburse the community for what it has provided beforehand. This is about reciprocity. Second, taxes are a way to maintain freedom in America, by… Continue reading
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I would say, “The world as seen by Boomers”…
…rather than “Republicans” since this is about a pseudo-nostalgia with a great penchant for creative memory. However, I want to be clear that I am not committing the fallacy of “equal time.” I am a progressive leaning independent who sees… Continue reading
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Daily chart: Buy me a river | The Economist
The weekly magazine The Economist reports on a new index that attempts to take stock of countries’ total wealth… Daily chart: Buy me a river | The Economist. I shared this with my beloved friend Alex Mosiak. Here is our… Continue reading
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