Category: Politics and current affairs
A Personal Commentary on the Language of Politics
A commentary on the value of the language of class politics—that is, a Marxist vocabulary—among post-Marxists like myself who have run against the limits of such an ideology and thereby abandoned it in part.
Palestine, Antisemitism, and the Confessions of a Fence-Sitter
Not a real post: just some thoughts and comments on the rhetorical challenges of speaking responsibly and morally about the war in Palestine.
Left-wing Nazis and right-wing socialists
The internet’s first ever interesting Twitter fight! Let’s talk about horseshoe theory and the nature of the Nazis.
Catch-up: Nine book reviews
Nine book reviews to catch up on what I’ve been reading and enjoying while taking a bit of a break from blogging.
Annex Greenland and Protect Hong Kong: A case for American imperialism
What if the United States was to, once again, offer to peacefully expand its revolution around the globe to those who want it?
Reasonable Radicals Down Under: Dr. Cornel West vs. Douglas Murray
After attending a debate between Douglas Murray and Dr. Cornel West in Sydney I learned some things: The debate was compelling and presented a template for how even quite radically different intellectuals can disagree and still find mutual respect.
