PinnedMember-onlyReview: Humanity: The World Before Religion, War, and InequalityNote to readers: this is my review from 2018. This book is vitally important to understanding our past and where we’re headed. Barry Brown was a genius and a friend. He passed away in 2020 but his legacy lives on through his work. RIP In his groundbreaking work, Humanity: The…Politics4 min read
Apr 24Member-onlyHistory Returns Again in UkraineAfter the 2014 coup and eight years of fighting between the Ukrainian military and Russian-backed separatists, history has once again exploded and returned to the stage in Ukraine. As Westerners with governments who act blatantly hostile and belligerent to Russia, we should ask: was Russia provoked, and if so, how? …Ukraine6 min read
Mar 11Member-onlyThe Gods that Failed: Diagnosing the Dying Religions of Conservatism and LiberalismPublished 3/11/2022 Beliefs are very hard things to let go of. When one’s entire life becomes devoted to upholding and maintaining a faith, the utter failure and disintegration of that belief system can become unbearable. In order to cope, many people indulge in escapist fantasies. …Politics13 min read
Oct 27, 2021Member-onlyCapitalism Is Not Your Friend“The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas, i.e. the class which is the ruling material force of society, is at the same time its ruling intellectual force.” –Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The German Ideology “If you stick a knife in my back nine…Capitalism13 min read
Jun 27, 2021Member-onlyThe Rise of the Terminally Online: Digital Subjectivity and Simulation of the Social“Americans, rich or poor, now live in a culture entirely perceived through simulacra-media images and illusions. We live inside a self-referential media hologram of a nation that has not existed for quite some time now. Our national reality is held together by images, the originals of which have been lost…Politics45 min read
Dec 16, 2020Member-onlyDemocratic Party Fascism: 2020 EditionNow that Joe Biden will be America’s next president, it might be worthwhile to take a closer look at some of the choices for his cabinet, White House staff, and national security positions. There are some real crazies here, as we shall see. As we dig deeper and deeper, what…Politics11 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Oct 18, 2020Member-onlyYou Might Be Extremely OnlineSocial media addiction is a real thing with real consequencesSocial Media3 min read
Oct 8, 2020Member-onlyNobody for President: Voting Legitimizes a Fraudulent DemocracyBy Jason Holland and William Hawes Here’s a bit of food for thought about why you should not, we repeat, should not, vote for anyone in November. Now, unlike the rabid pro-voters, there is no intention on our part to “vote-shame” those that choose to vote. If you really feel…Politics22 min read
Jul 11, 2020Member-onlyMostly Useful, a Bit Misleading: A Review of Nathan Robinson’s Why You Should Be a SocialistFirst published online at NyJournalofbooks.com here. There are only a few introductory texts on socialism that manage to be accessible, witty, and broad enough to survey its history as well as contemporary thought on the subject. Nathan J. Robinson’s new book, Why You Should Be a Socialist, is able to…Socialism6 min read
Jun 9, 2020Member-onlyAbolish the Police. Abolish the Military. Abolish ICE.In this crucial moment, all of us who desire change should begin to think very carefully about a unified message and a coherent, organizing principle in the fight against endemic racism and police brutality in this country. …Economics6 min read
