Tag Archives: neo-liberalism
A Tale of Two Countries
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” When Charles Dickens wrote the opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities it was in reference to London and Paris during the French Revolution, but his epochal depiction … Continue reading
Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals
Tagged A Tale of Two Cities, best of times, Charles Dickens, class warfare, Clusterfuck Nation, corruption, Democratic Party, James Howard Kunstler, Matt Stoller, neo-feudalism, neo-liberalism, opioid crisis, PR, President Obama, technocratic elite, technocratic liberalism, Wall Street, worst of times
Leave a comment
God’s been drinking
So much evil in this world is projected as good. Some of the best writer/propagandists have taken on this task of conflating the Satanic with the sacred. Take Max Weber, who depicted God’s divine intentions throughout the Industrial Revolution … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Fredrick von Hayek, Garden of Eden, IMF, Industrial Revolution, Jesus Christ, Ludwig von Mises, max weber, Milton Friedman, neo-liberalism, projection, protestant work ethic, Road to Serfdom, the enclosure acts, Thomas Friedman, welfare state
Leave a comment
Neo-feudalism
I have two friends. Let’s call them Dick and Jane. Dick and Jane graduated from an elite liberal arts college where they met and married. They both went on to get advanced degrees: Jane, a masters in language and Dick … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged neo-consrvatism, neo-feudalism, neo-liberalism, Paul Krugman
Leave a comment