Monthly Archives: July 2011

Science and Anti-Capitalism: Chocolate and Peanut Butter?

Al Gore’s recent literary work is representative of a general tendency on the left to claim Reason and Science (yes, the capital letters reproduce Gore’s stylistic flourish in a recent Rolling Stone article) as the foundation of all its principles … Continue reading

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A Brief Note on (Imagined) Isolationism

Apparently, the buzz word of the month among media types is “isolationism.”  Numerous talking heads keep warning us of the “growing isolationist” tendencies on the right.  What are they referring to?  The right’s opposition to the war in Libya.  Somehow, … Continue reading

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What Counts as Wealth?

As the debt talks drag on, moving towards what will inevitably be a resolution that further enables the status quo (tax now, spend a little less at some undefined point in the future), Obama insists upon the necessity of tax … Continue reading

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