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Tag Archives: Ronald Reagan
The Rise of Revolutionary Ideas Over the Past 200 Years
In the 19th century, man has seen some of the most revolutionary ideas in human history. These ideas have not only shaped the way we live our lives, but they have completely changed the way we view ourselves and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Darwin, Hegel, Richard Hofstadler, Ronald Reagan, The Road to Freedom
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An Analysis of the Circulation of Elites in America
At the turn of the 20th century, Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) was attempting to refute the claim that socialism provided a superior solution to economic problems. Pareto became concerned that if liberalism was superior why wasn’t it being generally practiced. This … Continue reading
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Using a Digital Commons to Inform the Administrative State
Trickle down economics hurts the working class. Since 2008 it’s been kept alive by an austerity delusion – combined inordinate fear with buoyant optimism – of the rich, the bankers, the mainstream economists and the media rather than reality. The … Continue reading
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The Political Effects of Economic Chaos
Class conflict and struggle occur, according to Karl Marx, because of the economic organization of most societies. Consequently, capitalism due to its internal contradictions, inevitably moves from crisis to crisis. Neoliberalism rose to prominence by representing the subsequent crisis of … Continue reading
The American Tragedy
Greek tragedy was a popular and influential form of drama performed in theatres across ancient Greece from the late 6th century BCE. Because the festival was held in honor of Dionysus, it was held at the end of March when … Continue reading
Potential as a Freedom
Life is an unstable equilibrium between agency and determinism. Human agency is a collective of systemic thinkers and doers creating conditions where individuals can transform the status quo. Causal determinism is the idea that every event is necessitated by antecedent … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Smith, Charles Darwin, Herbert Spencer, John Locke, Ronald Reagan, Rousseau
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The New Parasitic Bureaucracy
The Occupy Wall Street movement was a protest against the oligarchy that is responsible for the increasing economic inequality between the rich and the rest of society. The ideology of neoliberalism drives the social agenda and economic goals of the … Continue reading
Posted in economic inequality, United States Economy
Tagged Adam Smith, Ronald Reagan, Thatcher
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The Social Contract of the Neoliberals
We should not forget that the definition of poor people and the attitude towards them has always been one of the mechanisms of economic systems that create inequality. Once the status of the poor was part of a religious view … Continue reading
The Death of Liberalism
Classical liberalism supported the notion that society as a whole would begin to prosper as the level of personal freedom or autonomy increased. Individuals left to their own devices to pursue their own goals, limited only by known and universally … Continue reading
Part 1 of 2: Dare to Think
When Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire, it had the power to suppress dissention and heretics, and organize wealth. The church took on the authoritarian qualities of the Roman imperial culture – a powerful central hierarchy, a … Continue reading
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Tagged inequality, John Locke, Kant, Occupy Wall Street, Paul Volker, Ronald Reagan
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