The world has changed much since Marx and Engels published their Communist Manifesto in 1848 — but it doesn’t mean they were wrong!
Category Archives: Past
2023 Election Results: Winners, Losers, and Looking Ahead
More than one week after 2023 election day has passed — it’s now past the news cycle expiration date, but still worth contemplating trends for 2024.
Defeating Populism … Really?
Important to remember that populism is a tool, not an ideology — and not necessarily incompatible with democracy …
Good Faith and Bad Faith Arguments
Those of us who immerse ourselves in journalism and opinion pieces sometimes ask what is true, and what isn’t — or what is MORE TRUE vs. LESS TRUE!
Moving the Overton Window
We use Joseph Overton’s invention much more broadly than he ever intended — because it works for explaining political and social dynamics!
Politicians Pander: Live with It Or Rise Above It!
If you don’t like pandering politicians, best to get yourself and your community organized around issues — then pick your candidates accordingly.
What’s Wrong with the Constitution?
Our Constitution is pretty stable, by world standards, perhaps too stable? Amendments do sometimes work!
Is the Age of Neoliberalism Finally Over?
Neoliberalism has become an epithet in economic circles lately, but what replaces it? It’s time to move on beyond the politically charged labels we hear in election campaigns …
Utopias
Utopian literature started with the Garden of Eden — it has been with us ever since! Yet, somehow, the 20th century seemed more hospitable to dystopias. What happened? Let’s get back to something more hopeful!
Geopolitics – Now More Than Ever
Nations always compete with one another. But, their goals need not involve wars — welcome to the new world of trade competition, the new geopolitics!
Warp and Woof 