Category Archives: neofeudalism

Socialism for thee but not for me

Posted on February 20, 2019 by camelotkidd

Trump appears to have found the theme for his 2020 presidential campaign–Socialism is bad!!! “We are alarmed by the new calls to adopt socialism in our country,” said President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address. “Tonight, … Continue reading →

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Pity the Billionaire

Posted on January 31, 2019 by camelotkidd

If the billionaires that are presently building hidey-holes in New Zealand want to help their cause they should bring back Noblesse oblige. Seriously, they could save a lot of money, which seems to be the raison d’être for billionaires. Notice how … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Davos, Donald Trump, economic populism, French Revolution, inequality, let them eat cake, Noblesse oblige, Tucker Carlson | Leave a comment

PayGo

Posted on January 17, 2019 by camelotkidd

PayGo is bad economics and bad politics, but naturally it was the first order of business for the newly elected Democratic Speaker of the House–Nancy Pelosi. Despite resistance from progressive Democrats, the House rules package for the 116th Congress will … Continue reading →

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The Triumph of Conservatism

Posted on December 20, 2018 by camelotkidd

Classic liberalism is a formulation of ideas about human freedom, markets, and representative democracy. But in modern day America it has largely become a conservative cover for a corrupt status quo represented by neoliberal economic and neoconservative foreign policies. … Continue reading →

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The Colossus

Posted on November 22, 2018 by camelotkidd

Amazon has become the most powerful economic actor, a veritable colossus astride our Republic. The recent reports about the ubiquitous online merchant’s search for a new headquarters only reinforce this perception. After a long process, Amazon finally announced that it … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amazon, antitrust, CIA, deaths of despair, Donald Trump, East India Company, fascism, Jeff Bezos, Matt Stoller, monopoly, savage race to the bottom, Standard Oil, washington post | Leave a comment

Après moi, le déluge

Posted on October 12, 2018 by camelotkidd

Last week, I neglected to mention one of the key drivers of American nihilism–elite impunity. As David Sirota recounts in a new article, since Enron, America has become an elite accountability free-zone. “Our society has been fundamentally altered by … Continue reading →

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American Nihilism

Posted on October 4, 2018 by camelotkidd

Why are Americans so desperately unhappy? What’s up with the opioid addiction, the mass murders, the deaths of despair, and the deep cynicism, that I’ve come to call American nihilism? Maybe this is all because we’ve embraced economic policies that condemned millions … Continue reading →

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Ten Years After

Posted on September 20, 2018 by camelotkidd

Ten years ago the US stock market tanked, and for the next several weeks financial markets were a cluster-fuck of panic and chaos. Americans were frightened of what was happening in the economy. The real estate market had collapsed. Venerable Wall … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged Barak Obama, Ben Bernanke, Bill Black, Donald Trump, Henry Paulson, Matt Stoller, matt taibbi, Michael Hudson, Timothy Geithner, Too Big to Jail, Wall Street, wall street crash | Leave a comment

Double-Truth

Posted on July 12, 2018 by camelotkidd

I know it’s hard to turn away from the ongoing dumpster fire that is the Trump administration but it’s imperative to understand how we got here. Can you say neoliberalism? The neoliberals first gathered at Mont Pelerin, circa 1947, in … Continue reading →

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A Madness to the Method

Posted on July 6, 2018 by camelotkidd

A wise man said that the purpose of a nation is to build unity and deconstruct division. That doesn’t describe our country, does it? No, we’ve become a nation of the haves and have nots, riven by false partisan … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals | Tagged Barak Obama, Citizen's United, Democracy in Chains, Democrats, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, identity politics, inequality, Lochner era, money equals free speech, Nancy MacLean, neoliberalism, New Democrats, Republicans | Leave a comment