The Western world is experiencing the most dramatic political realignment since the rise of socialism over a century ago. The driving force then was the rise of the working class, created by the Industrial Revolution. read more »
Economics
Why the Right is Eating the Left's Lunch
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The Road to Autocracy
Ernst Nolte’s Three Faces of Fascism examined the three devastating ideologies that led to the undermining of European democracy in the 1930s. Today, democratic life is also under threat – and there are also three basic forms that this authoritarian threat takes. read more »
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Property: The Myth That Built the World
Joel Kotkin reviews the recently released book, Property: The Myth That Built the World, by Rowan Moore. The review is excerpted below: read more »
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The Gloomy Future Facing Trade Unions
Few developments have more cheered progressive activists than the perceived resurgence of labor unions. This has been sparked by largely symbolic efforts to unionize in places such as Starbucks and Amazon read more »
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The West Has Been the Real Loser at COP28
As the COP 28 climate shindig comes to a merciful end, history is truly unfolding, as Marx once remarked, as farce. read more »
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America’s 15-Minute Cities on Wheels: Fairer and More Efficient
The November 9 edition of The Economist magazine featured an article entitled “In praise of America’s car addiction: How vehicle dependence it makes the country fairer and more efficient.” read more »
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The New Green Feudalism
With the 2024 election looming on the horizon, the Democratic Party faces a contradiction. By some important measures, the US economy is booming—third-quarter GDP growth figures were recently adjusted upward to a whopping 5.2 percent—but these numbers aren’t translating into political support for the current administration. read more »
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The Kitchens of Distinction
I was a scholarship student in the UK thirty odd years ago and there was a semi-well known band at the time called The Kitchens of Distinction. I have no memory of what their music even sounded like, but the name stayed with me. read more »
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Joe Biden Should Listen to Republicans on the Border Crisis
Perhaps no issue has damaged the Biden presidency more than the massive incursions of undocumented migrants across the border. read more »
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Is Gen Z Turning Against Western Civilization?
The younger generations seem increasingly crazed. A worrying proportion of the young sympathises with those who launch terror attacks against Israel, supports the immediate elimination of fossil fuels or demands the wiping out of gender distinctions. read more »
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