A Brief Statement on the Left
Why precisely does the contemporary Left persist despite its great unpopularity and political failures?
Pathologies of the Left
Ending the Spectacle of Infantilism
The youth mental health crisis speaks to the abnegation of responsibility among adults—liberals and leftists foremost. Unmediated expressions of distress in spectacle-oriented activities must be rejected for a mature, radical politics.
Who Invited Robert?
Robert’s Rules of Order were designed to make large organizations of members with disparate interests and customs functional. No surprise that they have been rejected by many left groups since the 1960s, who have been less interested in functionality than comradery.
Patrolling Class Theory
A new crop of academic critics treat working-class differentiation as a theoretical conclusion rather than as a point of departure. This is a profoundly cynical position that obscures the true sources of defeat: working-class atomization and resignation.
Toward a Socialist Minimalism
It’s possible simply to have no definite opinion about many issues that our media outlets tell us are very pressing. In fact, this might be a principled position to hold.
Anti-Social Socialism Club
What happens to a Left that dislikes society?
A Death Sentence for the American Left?
Are Dylan Riley and Robert Brenner pointing to real impossibility or mere political limits?
