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Things behind things
We live in a interregnum, where everything, including reality itself, is in flux. The paranoia and distrust of institutions that has taken hold in America is not a function of Donald Trump’s rancid populism no matter what the liberal, intellectual … Continue reading
The end of the end of history
Trump’s reelection has shattered the end of history narrative promulgated by Francis Fukuyama and the assorted coterie of neocons who plotted a perpetual American empire. Former MI-6 military and foreign policy analyst, Alastair Crooke writes–“the U.S. election also, has been … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, neoconservatives, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, neocons, neoliberalism
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Market Mechanisms
I’m fascinated by ideas and ideologies and none have animated me quite like the ideology of neoliberalism with its mantra that there’s “no alternative.” This bold pronouncement, along with its twin, that “there is no society,” always seemed like a … Continue reading
Posted in neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged austerity, Milton Friedman, neoliberalism, Wall Street
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Lost in Space
Boeing is emblematic of the late stage American empire, where neoliberal, financial looting takes precedence over national security. The two lost astronauts, who NASA insists “are not stranded in space,” represent just how far a once great company–Boeing –and by … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, deep state, neoconservatives, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged China, Iran, neocons, neoliberalism, North Korea, Russia, Wall Street
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Sullen Acquiescence
If neoliberal capitalism isn’t working for average Americans, how are they responding? The neoliberal Great Transformation has massively changed the workplace, and as workers are increasingly squeezed by anxiety over personal economic prospects, they are responding with sullen acquiescence in … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neoliberalism
Tagged Ian Welch, neoliberalism, Wall Street, Wendy Brown
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More basic shit
Neoliberal capitalism doesn’t work for average Americans. To paraphrase James Madison, if bankers on Wall Street were angels there would be no need for government regulation, but you may have noticed that there is a distinct shortage there. And neoliberal … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Edward Bernays, Joe Biden, neoliberalism, propaganda
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Gunboat Diplomacy
The US doesn’t do diplomacy. Instead we send in the gunboats or, to be precise, the aircraft-carrier-battle-groups. Like everything else these days the price of a modern aircraft carrier is astronomical. America’s latest carrier class, the Gerald R. Ford, costs … Continue reading
Source Documents
I’m fascinated by the history of ideas and ideologies, and no ideology has captivated me quite like neoliberalism. In our secular era, ideologies, like neoliberalism, with its admonishment that there is no alternative, take on articles of faith. Indeed, neoliberalism’s … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, feral elite, neoliberalism
Tagged Alastair Crooke, deep state, Lewis Powell, neoliberalism, Zbigniew Brzezinski
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The end of neoliberalism?
I’ve been writing for a while about how you can’t run an empire with a neoliberal economy, but the contradictions can be overwhelming. As the late Mark Fisher wrote about neoliberalism –“It’s easier to imagine the end of the world … Continue reading
Freedom
Lambert at Naked Capitalism has a neoliberalism formulation: 1) Because Markets 2) Go die, that has always appealed to me for the conciseness. Let’s tease out some more of the political and social implications of such an explanation. The dominant … Continue reading
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Tagged Democrats, Milton Friedman, neoliberalism, Republicans
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