The Need for a Socialist Morality
Ignoring moral debates has led the Left to implicitly privilege being authentic over being good. This is a conceptual and moral mistake, but it is also a severe political limitation as well.
Pre-political
Conservativism as Postmodernism
From Trumpists like Rudy Giuliani declaring that “truth isn’t truth” to Jordan Peterson regularly veering perilously close to “it depends on what your definition of ‘is’ is,” the Right is increasingly shaped by the parameters of postmodern culture.
Can the Democrats Escape the Shadow of Woke?
The Democratic Party still appears full of cackling liberal scolds fluent in DEI jargon, even though top Democrats themselves would like now to distance themselves from this image. Why do the Dems seem yoked to woke?
The Regression in Psychoanalysis’s “Social Turn”
Recent developments in psychoanalysis have sent analysts searching for solutions to issues far upstream of the clinical encounter. This “social turn” in the field has led them no closer to solving social problems and further from working through the primary problems of the field itself.
Between Moral and Political Suicide
Immigration is the toughest issue for the Left to solve. And the future depends on it.
On Learning (and Not Learning) from Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders restored economic populism to the heart of American progressive politics, even while falling short on his campaigns’ promises in a few key ways. Unfortunately, some on the left seem determined not to learn from his example.
What is the Pre-Political?
For decades, it has been fashionable to blur the line between what is political and what is not. This hasn’t been a good thing for either side.
