What Next?
2020, the year that changed everything, may in the most meaningful terms turn out to be a year that changed nothing.
The Celestial Afterlife of Karl Marx
Why Marx continues to fascinate would-be revolutionaries.
Cuomo Courts the 1 Percent
With New York City’s wealthiest residents seeking safe haven from the coronavirus epidemic, Cuomo is begging them to return.
Dictator or Cypher, Or . . .?
It is possible to undermine constitutional and democratic norms without having grand Napoleonic ambitions.
The Burning Times
Everybody loves a good purge, but real progress means recruiting new allies and forming new alliances.
It’s Time for Action on COVID Liability
Businesses large and small face crippling lawsuits. Will the GOP step up to protect them?
Why Moralistic Film Criticism?
I have never been exactly clear on what the moralistic criticism of films or other such works is intended to accomplish.
NPR Remains Journalistically Incompetent
If you would like an example of how it is that our political discourse gets dumber by the day, tune in to NPR.