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Read more...Category Archives: Social values
A Question of Character
An indicator that “character” is no longer valued much, and why that matters.
Read more...The Sacrificial Rites of Capitalism We Don’t Talk About
How capitalism’s dominant narrative, that of self-interested competition, is at odds with other themes, like deferred gratification and sacrifice.
Read more...Immigration, Fear, and Public Spending on Security: The Italian Example
How fear of immigration drives perceptions of safety risks.
Read more...One Nation Under Stress?
Why stress is not all it is cracked up to be.
Read more...Advertisers Blacklisting News, Other Stories with “Controversial” Words Like “Trump”
How advertisers are killing the news business.
Read more...Phishing Equilibria in Silicon Valley: Google Maps and Fraud
Don’t trust business listings in Google Maps. They’re can be fraudulent, even dangerous.
Read more...Summertime and the Living is Easy: In Praise of Farmers Markets
Not every aspect of modern life has been crapified: in praise of farmers markets, and the pleasure of making good jam.
Read more...How Capitalism Exploits Our Fear of Old Age
Pondering the challenges of being old now.
Read more...Why I Hate Houses
Houses suck.
Read more...Credentialism and Corruption: A Second Look at the College Admissions Scandals
Estimating the scope of corruption in the college admissions process.
Read more...Restoring the Commons
On how revived commons can work in a modern economy.
Read more...Michael Hudson: The Coming Savings Writedowns
Michael Hudson’s latest: Debts that can’t be paid, won’t be. When debts can’t be paid and debtors default, what happens to these creditors?
Read more...Robert O. Paxton’s “The Five Stages of Fascism”
Extracts from the work of Robert O. Paxton, with an assessment of the stage our political system has arrived at under the Trump administration.
Read more...Why Social Mobility Is a Lousy Idea
Recognizing social mobility as yet another “divide and conquer” strategy.
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