Tag Archives: neoliberal economic policies

It Works

Posted on June 26, 2020 by camelotkidd

I was ready to write another post equivocating the two political parties when I saw that John Bolton had released his memoirs, where he claims Trump is a danger to the republic. Well that did it. I’ve been on the … Continue reading →

Posted in feral elite, propaganda | Tagged feral elite, John Bolton, lesser evil, neoliberal economic policies, Noam Chomsky, propaganda | Leave a comment

Better policies, please

Posted on June 6, 2019 by camelotkidd

Why is right-wing populism surging while left-wing populism lies moribund? Historically, we know how right-wing populism advances. Economic malaise coupled with liberal paralysis. When the economy sucks, workers are ripe for appeals against scapegoats. Immigrants, minorities, woman and queers … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged Democratic Party, DNC, Listen Liberal, neoliberal economic policies, Republican Party, right-wing populism, Thomas Frank | Leave a comment

Is that all there is?

Posted on June 14, 2018 by camelotkidd

Gazing around our world it’s clear that neoliberalism has narrowed the possibilities. Is that all there is? Massive student debts, opioid addiction, homelessness and suicides. An economy based largely on scams and fraud, that leaves the vast majority of … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals | Tagged 2016 election, Bain Capital, culture of fraud, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, neoliberal economic policies, neoliberalism, precariat, Silicon Valley, sociopathic elite, Wall Street, wall street crash | Leave a comment

The limits of identity politics

Posted on June 7, 2018 by camelotkidd

I’m pretty sure this will not be a popular post, but I have to ask some uncomfortable questions. Is US society better now that we have woman torturer as head of the CIA who also happens to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, neofeudalism, neoliberals | Tagged Barack Obama, CIA, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Gina Haspel, Hillary Clinton, identity politics, neoliberal economic policies, Republican Party, torture | Leave a comment

Busy Little Termites

Posted on May 30, 2018 by camelotkidd

I find it perversely amusing that while doing good is so damn hard, doing evil is easy. Doing evil is especially easy in the service of wealth and power. Take neoliberalism, a shape-shifting ideology so nefarious that its proponents … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged because markets, busy little termites, desegregation, evil is easy, James Buchanan, market dystopia, Milton Friedman, neoliberal economic policies, neoliberalism, New Deal, Philip Mirowski | Leave a comment

Making the connection

Posted on May 23, 2018 by camelotkidd

Gina Haspel has been confirmed as America’s new CIA director. Now that we have a torturer in charge of our premier intelligence agency it’s appropriate to make the connection between the economic and foreign policies of the US empire. Neoliberalism … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, neofeudalism, neoliberals | Tagged Chile, CIA, CIA as organized crime, Cold War, Democratic Party, Douglas Valentine, Gina Haspel, making the connection, Milton Friedman, Naomi Klein, neoconservative foreign policies, neoliberal economic policies, Republican Party, The Shock Doctrine, torture, war on terror | Leave a comment

Deeper Malady

Posted on April 5, 2018 by camelotkidd

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago. We would do well to reflect on a speech he gave exactly a year before his death. At the Riverside Church, Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence, King portrayed the war … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, neofeudalism, neoliberals | Tagged American exceptionalism, Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence, civil-rights, Cold War, deep state, deeper malady, Donald Trump, empire, gun violence, Martin Luther King Jr., neoconservative foreign policies, neoliberal economic policies, new Cold War, opioid crisis, return to sender, Riverside Church speech, Russia-gate, terrorist proxy | Leave a comment

Heck of a job Brownie

Posted on March 23, 2018 by camelotkidd

If you wonder why America is in terminal decline, look no further than the lack of accountability. Not for us, silly. Under the regime of neoliberal-flavored-austerity there’s extreme accountability. Fuck-up and you’ll be living in a van down-by-the-river. No, … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, neoliberals | Tagged Barak Obama, Brownie, Condoleezza Rice, elite impunity, FEMA, George W. Bush, heck of a job, Hurricane Katrina, invasion of Iraq, John Yoo, Karl Rove, matt taibbi, neocons, neoconservative foreign policies, neoliberal economic policies, Rolling Stone, Ron Susskind, wall street crash, war crime | Leave a comment

Predatory Society

Posted on January 31, 2018 by camelotkidd

I’ve been writing recently about US foreign policy and the lack of interest among Americans with the horrific results of these policies. If we’re honest, (and I sincerely believe that this is why the disinterest), US foreign policy is largely … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, neofeudalism, neoliberals | Tagged Case/Deaton, deaths of despair, extreme greed and narcism, Iraq, Libya, Margaret Thatcher, neoliberal economic policies, no alternative, no society only individuals, predatory society, profound moral collapse, regime change, shit-hole country, sociopathic, Syria, terrorist proxy, Umair Haque, US foreign policies | Leave a comment

The flight to serfdom (Part 2)

Posted on July 6, 2017 by camelotkidd

Another example of neoliberalism working as planned. “Mom feared being beaten by United crew, so she didn’t complain when her son’s seat was given away.” Like I say, you can’t make this shit up. Sorry, here’s Part-1

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals | Tagged Friedrich von Hayek, neofeudalism, neoliberal economic policies, not a bug but a feature, There is no Alternative, working as planned | Leave a comment