Krugman wonders if this analysis might extend to the military. So do I. Not nearly as important, but interesting questions there for legal theorists about the truth-conditions of these judicial opinions. Continue reading

Why Jan 21, 2017 was a big big deal, my understanding so far of some of the things we the people accomplished today: 1.) We mutually affirmed values of solidarity, egalitarianism, win-win, and love, and we learned that a multitude affirms these values. 2.) We rejected the Trumpista worldview—zero-sum, dominate... Continue reading

Just a quick follow up. The term "neoliberalism" is used in more than one way. Here are the three main ways that I know: Neoliberal Institutionalism: For international relations theorists (like Robert Keohane), neoliberal institutionalism is a view about the motivation of state actors that contests the neorealist account. This... Continue reading

In my last post, I stated that technocratic neoliberalism breeds Trumpism. In this post and others to follow, I want to fill in some of the details of this claim, starting with the idea of neoliberalism. A worry is that “neoliberalism” is nothing more than a term of abuse that... Continue reading

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau is pushing to raise up to $140 billion for infrastructure spending by way of privatization. Here is a key paragraph from a recent CBC article on the subject: Finance Minister Bill Morneau has already committed billions in new public funds to projects across the country, but... Continue reading