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George Hoare

Bodiless Bodies: The Rise of Para-Institutions

Bodiless Bodies: The Rise of Para-Institutions

Civil society was once occupied by popular forces that could function as a bulwark against both capitalist marketization and state authoritarianism. Today, it has been colonized by the NGO, which, in turn, colonizes our hollowed-out politics.

Nationalization Took Time

Nationalization Took Time

It took a few decades for a truly national approach to health services to emerge after the creation of the National Health Service in Britain. The NHS produced a bevy of medical infrastructure just as the political forces to dismantle it were gaining strength.

Olympian Contradictions

Olympian Contradictions

The NHS represents the contradiction between the idealized history and the creaking present of the UK.

Pseudo-Leviathans

Pseudo-Leviathans

John Gray believes the modern state is a new totalitarian entity promising not freedom but the much lesser good of “meaning” through security and a progressive identity. But the “new Leviathans” are much weaker than he lets on.

After the Death of the Subject, Hatred of the Human

After the Death of the Subject, Hatred of the Human

The death of the subject was about the loss of human agency. Today we are witnessing the undermining of something recognizably human as such.

Deepening the Void

Deepening the Void

The ruling class has found that “externalizing” their decision making to transnational organizations of various sorts can be a way to evade accountability. It is also a contradictory and self-undermining mode of governance.