Tag Archives: Ian Welsh

Gotta get in to get out

Posted on May 12, 2026 by camelotkidd

To be an apostate takes courage, tenacity and perseverance. Oh, and bloody-mindedness. But in addition, becoming an apostate–an outsider–requires introspection. An examination of your own consciousness reveals a lot of unfounded assumptions about who we are, our place in society … Continue reading →

Posted in feral elite, propaganda | Tagged Donald Trump, George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia, Ian Welsh, idealogies | Leave a comment

There be monsters

Posted on February 4, 2026 by camelotkidd

The United States is a country defined by yawning inequality, institutional decay, and a feral elite that operates a vast criminogenic enterprise featuring corruption, rape, torture, sexual deprivation and apparently cannibalism, as evidenced by the latest Epstein drop. Indeed, the … Continue reading →

Posted in deep state, feral elite, neoliberalism, propaganda | Tagged Caitlin Johnstone, Donald Trump, feral elite, Ian Welsh, Jefferey Epstein, Matt Stoller, Russia-gate | Leave a comment

Techno-Feudalism

Posted on March 7, 2025 by camelotkidd

The outlines of America’s future are coming into focus and it’s not pretty. Welcome to techno-feudalism, a term coined by Yanis Varoufakis to describe the new economic reality where the tech-lords that control platforms like X, Amazon, Meta, and Google, stand … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-imperialism, feral elite, neoliberalism, propaganda | Tagged deep state, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Ian Welsh, neoliberalism, propaganda, Ukraine | Leave a comment

Neoliberalism Revealed

Posted on April 27, 2022 by camelotkidd

I’ll be mountain biking in Gooseberry this weekend so I’m going to leave you with this deconstruction of neoliberalism by Ian Welsh as your reading assignment. What Economics Gets Wrong (Almost Everything) “Economics as a discipline is nearly worthless. What … Continue reading →

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Culture War

Posted on February 12, 2022 by camelotkidd

So much of our political discourse focuses on cultural issues like race, sex and identity, rather than on class. Why is that? Maybe the ongoing culture war is designed to obscure an enormous asset price bubble fueled by two years … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, propaganda | Tagged cultural issues, Donald Trump, Ian Welsh, neoliberalism | Leave a comment

The Pawl

Posted on February 2, 2017 by camelotkidd

The recent election and its aftermath have been instructive. Americans who supported Bernie Sanders, were castigated as naive, political utopians who failed to understand that the only option was to support Hillary, lest the evil Orange-One prevail. And now … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, neoliberals | Tagged American political system, AUMF, Barak Obama, Bill Clinton, Bush 1, Democrats, Donald Trump, drone assassinations, executive branch, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, Ian Welsh, Nazis, Nuremberg, Patriot Act, public relations, Ratchet Effect, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, sabotage, the pawl, Wall Street | Leave a comment

Ideology

Posted on January 6, 2016 by camelotkidd

“So when they come with that opinion poll Yeah, they better not use words like: Ideology… Or try to tell me ’bout the issues, Ideology…Whose side are you on…” Our world is ruled by dangerous ideologies. Most American’s identify Islamic terrorism … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged greed is good, Ian Welsh, ideology, Islamic terrorism, joe jackson, neoconservatism, neoliberalism, Paul Craig Roberts, right or wrong, Russia, Syria, US economic policies, US foreign policies | Leave a comment

It’s the empire, stupid!

Posted on November 4, 2015 by camelotkidd

Why does the US pursue such boneheaded foreign policies? Can you say empire? Over at Colonel Pat Lang’s shop–Sic Semper Tyrannis , they write of the dilemma the US faces as an empire that’s dependent on allies to provide bases … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colonel Patrick Lang, deep state, empire of chaos, Ian Welsh, ISIS, Mike Lofgren, neoconservatives, proxies, proxy forces, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, terrorists, UAE | Leave a comment

What Are They Good For?

Posted on May 29, 2015 by camelotkidd

What’s the point of having two political parties that both represent corporations and the wealthy? My first post at Camelotkidd was entitled TINA,—“There is no Alternative,” proclaimed by Margaret Thatcher about the superiority of neoliberal capitalism. This phrase, uttered with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bernie Sanders, corporations, Democrats, disenfranchisement, fiscal conservatism, gerrymandering, Ian Welsh, Labor, Margaret Thatcher, neoliberalism, oligarchy, political parties, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, TINA, Tories, Wall Street | Leave a comment

Apple Pie

Posted on December 14, 2014 by camelotkidd

No thoughtful observer of American history can be surprised at the Senate report detailing the torture carried out by the CIA in the aftermath of 9/11. The revelation of torture should be seen as the logical outcome of economic and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chicago Boys, Chris Floyd, empire, Henry Giroux, Ian Welsh, Milton Friedman, Naomi Klein, neoconservatism, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, Smedley Butler, The Shock Doctrine, University of Chicago, War is a Racket | 1 Comment