How the Global Left Destroyed Itself (or, All Sex Is Not Rape)
Why the politics of sex in particular, and identity politics in general, have undermined the left.
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Trumpism Has Dealt a Mortal Blow to Orthodox Economics and ‘Social Science’
Why Trumpism caused mainstream ‘social science’ to fall like a house of cards.
Read more...Where Was Roosevelt?
On the tactics of labor early in the Roosevelt administration.
Read more...It’s Class, Stupid, Not Race
How the Democratic Party’s divisive focus on identity politics and race backfired.
Read more...In-Person Coaching at University versus Technology: Proactive, Constant Contact Matters
Questions over the value of a university education are underscored by negative student experiences. Personalised coaching is a promising, but costly, tool to improve student experiences and performance. This column presents the results from an experiment comparing coaching with lower cost ‘nudge’ interventions. While coaching led to a significant increase in average course grades, online and text message interventions had no effect. The benefits of coaching appear to derive from the trust-based nature of relationships and personalised attention.
Read more...The Old Democrat Wall Street Plus Identity Politics Playbook is Dead
The Democrats need to reinvent themselves. Appeals to identity politics will not deliver enough votes.
Read more...Liberalism Yet To Come: The Boundaries of the Thinkable
A ghost reaches his final conclusions about the true nature of modern progressivism, and wonders what to do next.
Read more...Judge Jed Rakoff Throws Down Gauntlet to Judges on Lack of Due Process in America
How the judicial system is failing ordinary Americans and why judges need to address this large and growing problem.
Read more...Neoliberalism’s Border Guard
A ghost uses Disney’s Zootopia as an allegory for the achievements of modern progressivism.
Read more...Michael Hudson on Meet the Renegades
Michael Hudson gives a freewheeling interview on some favorite topics like rentier capitalism and why the Great Moderation wasn’t so great.
Read more...Whom to Trust: Why We Persistently Get It Wrong
Placing trust in the wrong person can be costly, yet most rely on their beliefs about cheating rather other means of protecting themselves.
Read more...Liberalism Present: Disney’s Utopia
A ghost watches the movie Zootopia and talks with its star about what it can teach us about modern progressivism.
Read more...Liberalism Past: The Rise of Moral Clarity
A ghost looks at how 9/11, the Right, and the Internet influenced the course of modern progressivism.
Read more...Liberalism Past: the Secret Murder of Postmodernism
A ghost explores the beliefs of 90s postmodernists, and isn’t convinced they were on the right track.
Read more...Liberalism Past: Not Being an Idiot
A ghost travels back in time and listens to a talk by a popular liberal speaker.
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