Christopher Lasch, for all his antediluvian tendencies, was right when he wrote, “The difficulty of limiting the influence of wealth suggests that wealth itself needs to be limited. When money talks, everybody is condemned to listen.” This was hardly a… Continue Reading
I’m glad to see a left-ish journal discussing citizenship, but I can’t find a lot to agree with here: We at Democracy, while not for a second denying the need for constant vigilance with regard to rights, have long felt… Continue Reading
I’m in the midst of rereading Chris Hayes’ excellent book Twilight of the Elites (review still forthcoming—promise) and wanted to highlight this pregnant passage: “The areas in which the left has made the most significant progress—gay rights, inclusion of women… Continue Reading
Over at In These Times, Bhaskar Sunkara argues Ryan’s entrance into the presidential race could redound to the benefit of the left: The injection of a right-wing ideologue in Paul Ryan should, logically, move the race rightward. But since his… Continue Reading