When Political Violence Becomes a Signal
Individual voters have little reason to become informed. Politicians have strong incentives to pander rather than persuade. Partisans are rewarded for tribal loyalty rather than epistemic integrity.
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When Political Violence Becomes a Signal
Individual voters have little reason to become informed. Politicians have strong incentives to pander rather than persuade. Partisans are rewarded for tribal loyalty rather than epistemic integrity.
How Democracy Fuels Senseless Violence
The lesson is stark: when moral responsibility is dispersed and accountability is nowhere to be found in a society fueled by propaganda, violence becomes more appealing.
Classical Liberalism and the Woke Right Extremists
The “woke left” and “woke right” are lumped together as two types of “woke.” But it is intellectually lazy and obscures truth to identify all opponents as the same because of superficial similarities.
How Democratic Socialism Inverts the Logic of Civil Society
Portrayed as a socialist system that is established through the democratic voting system and not imposed by revolutionary violence, democratic socialism leads to an ossified, bureaucratic, iron-fisted system.
Ending a War That Never Should Have Started
President Trump’s recent efforts to end the Ukraine War have been made more difficult because the EU, NATO, and the US government encouraged Ukraine to fight no matter what. The result has been a bloody disaster.
Legislation Against Hierarchies
The importance of hierarchies lies in the fact that not all individuals possess the same abilities or interests, and there exists a natural elite with a greater capacity to lead.
Political Context of Black Suffrage in the Reconstruction Era
Discussions about black suffrage following the Civil War usually are focused upon black voting rights in the South. However, during that same time, northern states passed laws limiting black suffrage, something that often escapes the history books.
Gerrymandering and Representative Democracy
Gerrymandering is a symptom of the failure of representative democracy. Political minorities are surrounded by others who overwhelm their votes and elect politicians who do not represent anyone but themselves.
Book Review: Theoria Generalis: Das Wesen des Politischen
Paul Gottfried reviews Ulrich Hintze's Theoria Generalis: Das Wesen des Politischen. Hintze argues that true political authority requires individual freedom, and he criticizes modern democracy for devolving into bureaucratic predation.
