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A Feminist Against Modernity

Mary Harrington, Feminism Against Progress (Forum, 2023). A review. “Anybody who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without the feminine ferment. Social progress can be…

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9 min

The Enduring Importance of Eric Williams’ “Capitalism and Slavery”

As a new generation grapples with the effects of racism and capitalism, it is no surprise that Penguin Modern Classics has been publishing new editions of classic texts authored by…

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11 min

Politics

“United States of Socialism: Who’s Behind It, Why It’s Evil, How to Stop It” by Dinesh D’Souza

Everyone who uses his brain knows that Socialism, as a world system sincerely applied, is a way out. It would at least ensure us getting enough to eat even if…

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14 min

Politics

Karl Marx on Value

Many conservative pundits love to attack Karl Marx without really engaging his work in any depth. This is unfortunate since Marx deserves high calibre critics—and once received telling critiques by…

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10 min

Politics

“Suicide of the West” by Jonah Goldberg

Alexander returneth to dust, the dust is earth, of earth we make loam—and why of that loam, whereto he was converted, might they not stop a beer barrel? Imperious Caesar,…

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9 min

Culture & Media

Thomas Piketty’s “Capitalism and Ideology.” Book Review.

Thomas Piketty is a French economist and former wunderkind, who obtained his PhD from the London School of Economics at twenty-two. He is also that rarest of things: a bestselling academic author.…

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9 min

Politics

What is Neoliberalism, Anyway?

There are few words in today’s political lexicon as simultaneously popular and misunderstood as neoliberalism. The term has become a rallying cry for the left, used to signal one’s political…

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8 min

Politics

The Cooperative Nature of Capitalism

Capitalism is often lambasted nowadays. Turn on the television, open a newspaper or magazine, attend a lecture or just hang out over a cup of coffee or beer, and, at…

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5 min

Conservatives Ought to Contend with Marcuse’s Ideas

The threat of totalitarianism is ubiquitous in modern political rhetoric. The term has almost become a banality. With everything from Tucker Carlson and his guests discussing the squad to the…

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10 min

Politics

Karl Marx: Man of Yesterday or of Tomorrow?

I was born a year before the collapse of the Berlin Wall, which signified the end of the Cold War and our entry into the end of history. Capitalism was…

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5 min

Don’t Let Environmentalism Turn into Anti-Capitalism (or Worse)

It’s evident that we have a problem with climate change and pollution. The world is heating up, we’re losing species, and plastics plague our oceans. These expansive problems are not…

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8 min

Politics

A Dirty Word: Why Capitalism’s Bad Reputation Is Largely Undeserved

Despite its undeniable importance as a mechanism for human progress and flourishing, capitalism is widely associated with mass poverty, social inequality and a host of other negative externalities. Capitalist is…

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Capitalism

A Feminist Against Modernity

The Enduring Importance of Eric Williams’ “Capitalism and Slavery”

“United States of Socialism: Who’s Behind It, Why It’s Evil, How to Stop It” by Dinesh D’Souza

Karl Marx on Value

“Suicide of the West” by Jonah Goldberg

Thomas Piketty’s “Capitalism and Ideology.” Book Review.

What is Neoliberalism, Anyway?

The Cooperative Nature of Capitalism

Conservatives Ought to Contend with Marcuse’s Ideas

Karl Marx: Man of Yesterday or of Tomorrow?

Don’t Let Environmentalism Turn into Anti-Capitalism (or Worse)

A Dirty Word: Why Capitalism’s Bad Reputation Is Largely Undeserved

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