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Right, Left, and Conservative

Sven R. Larson January 28, 2022

Of the three dominant types of welfare states, it is not easy to extract one that would be palatable to both social conservatives and social democrats—it is possible though. The path to a compromise can be found by navigating the dynamics between political methodology and political theory.

The Enlightenment in the Digital Age: How to Manage Public Opinion

Hélène de Lauzun January 25, 2022

The government-commissioned report is concerned about what it calls the “disappearance of the common systemic space.” But it identifies the problem without trying to find the multiple reasons for this space’s absence.

Left-Wing Conservatism

Karl Gustel Wärnberg January 18, 2022

In our own time, we have seen the rise of calls for Burkean ideals on the Left. Think only of the Social Democrats in the UK, a party that had some influence in the 1980s but are almost entirely unknown today, who are against the wokeism dominating the current political debate, and who seek to preserve local customs, and use the very conservative sounding slogan “family, community, nation” as their header on their website.

Escaping the Triangle: Rene Girard and the Professional Managerial Class

Carlos Perona Calvete January 6, 2022

The strategy of the super-woke failson anticipates resistance by using terms and premises that the establishment cannot rebuff without rebuffing its own basis. He acts as real-world, unpaid HR department officer. This is a means for proving his ambition and ability to police discourse, that is, his managerial competence. At bare minimum, this provides an escape valve for the frustrated failson to take his anger out on culturally deprivileged groups (‘hicks,’ ‘deplorables’) while reinforcing hegemonic discourse.

Chile Elects Leftist Student Protestor

Bridget Ryder December 22, 2021

Boric was a leader in the student protests in 2011 before entering politics. He unexpectedly became a presidential candidate when he beat the communist party candidate, Daniel Jadue in primaries last May. During the campaign before the second elections, he moderated his radical image—though Boric has denied being a communist.

‘Identity Politics’ is Tribalism

Pieter Cleppe November 8, 2021

When people live in an ideological ‘echo chamber,’ it encourages them to become more intolerant of what other people think.

False Idols of the West

Daria Fedotova August 25, 2021

Post-Soviet countries have experienced their fair share of socialist utopia and have decided they do not want any more of it. But in the West, socialist movements like BLM are gaining ground.

Tag: left-wing

Left-Wing Conservatism

Escaping the Triangle: Rene Girard and the Professional Managerial Class

Chile Elects Leftist Student Protestor

‘Identity Politics’ is Tribalism

False Idols of the West

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