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This Is Technopoly, an essay by Nicholas McCay and Erraticus

This Is Technopoly

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 15 min read Nicholas McCay Politics, Technology

Embedded into every tool is an ideological bias, and unless we continually re-evaluate new technologies, we may end up within a technopoly.

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(Louise Boyle/Cornell University Library)

Rortian Liberalism and the Problem of Truth

April 16, 2021May 19, 2021 16 min read Adrian Rutt Epistemology, Essential Reading, Liberalism, Politics, Truth

In defending liberalism, the philosopher Richard Rorty argues that there is no difference—in practice—between aiming at justification and aiming at something more called truth.

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("Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving Dinner" by Thomas Nast, 1869)

American Democracy and Its Broken Bargaining Tables

March 23, 2021April 28, 2021 13 min read Daniel Layman Democracy, Essential Reading, Politics

American politics is in peril. Now is the time to replace our broken bargaining tables with more deliberative democracy.

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COVID Pandemic Cash Benefits Erraticus Garrett Watson

Could the COVID Pandemic Spark a Cash Benefits Revolution?

March 15, 2021April 28, 2021 4 min read Garrett Watson Pandemic, Politics

For low-income families, the move toward direct, broad cash benefits might prove to have a long-lasting impact once the COVID pandemic ends.

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(Jeffrey Howard)

Trust in an Age of Reactionaries and Revolutionaries

January 28, 2021April 28, 2021 18 min read Matthew Downhour Liberalism, Politics

Rather than view recent political failings as flaws inherent to liberalism, we might be better served by focusing on the decline in trust.

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(Mika Baumeister)

The Three-Way Fight and Antifascist Philosophy

January 18, 2021June 11, 2021 21 min read Donovan Irven Liberalism, Politics, Racism

Fascism has been on the rise in the US but does liberalism or antifascism provide a stronger defense against far-right authoritarian forces.

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