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Culture War, What is It Good For?
In the wake of Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine, the West has found itself in the throes of an uncharacteristic fit of solidarity, largely taking the form of fanatical consumerist and cultural boycotts of any and all things Russian—from to vodka to Russian Samovar. While it is certainly refreshing to see Westerners shaken up by war for a change, hypocrisy abounds.
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Technopopulism and the Online Class War
The events of recent months contain many lessons for popular political movements in the future. In the age of COVID-19, much of American politics has migrated from “real life” onto the internet (which is just as real).
The Moral Austerity Trap
Over the past half-decade, a series of political passions have swept across the Democratic coalition. Despite their intensity, these moments of moral fervor have tended to fade as the news cycle moved on. Nevertheless, one thing has remained consistent in various slogans that have galvanized this constituency: an advocacy for “lives.” This word is a through line that connects the rhetoric of several otherwise tenuously linked causes.
The Myth of the 99%
When I published The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite in January 2020 (February 2020 in the UK), I naively expected what passes for the intellectual left to engage with my arguments in a respectful if critical way. After all, the targets of my criticism were technocratic neoliberalism and demagogic populism, both of which are harshly criticized by many leftists. My book is a defense of the New Deal and a polemic in favor of organized labor.
The Case for a Left Patriotism
There is often discussion amongst various self-described leftist circles on the ill-effects of Western liberal humanitarian intervention, a reckoning with the malaise of colonialism infected upon various countries around the world.
Losing the Education Lottery
Jorge Luis Borges’s story “The Lottery in Babylon” envisions a society in which every individual’s social position fluctuates according to the periodic drawings of a lottery.
Commentary: Address systemic failures threatening state agriculture
The new Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act is a tremendous triumph for New York Democrats and agricultural workers throughout the state. Among other things, the law grants agricultural workers the right to organize into unions. This is a big win. Critics of the law argue that granting workers basic guarantees and a modicum of economic liberty would be too much of a burden for many New York farms to bear.
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