A very brief account of Marxist socialism
On Twitter Jennifer Frey asks for a brief, specifically Marxist definition of “the true ends of true socialism.” Many of the answers she receives are basically Kantian versions of a kingdom of ends (everyone should have what they need to flourish, no human potential should be wasted), which of course could just as well be…
Wilds Untamed Though Plundered: Review of Phil Neel’s Hinterland
Phil Neel’s Hinterland is a brilliant book. In the first place there is the writing, the poetic descriptions that run throughout the work, so that it sometimes reads as if The Communist Manifesto were written by Cormac McCarthy. Besides the sheer pleasure of reading these passages there is Neel’s splendid ability to draw one in…
Who Am I? Why Am I Here?
Why would I start a new web log in the Year of Our Lord 2021? We all—actually, I should not and indeed cannot assume that my readers share my frame of reference—and this will no doubt be one of the themes of this blog. But I at least remember the emergence and breathless heyday of…
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