Embracing the Other in Empathy and Obligation The Levinasian Ethics of the Face-to-Face Levinasian ethics places profound importance on direct, face-to-face encounters, positioning these moments as the foundation of moral response-ability and…
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Neutralizing the “Big Other” Slavoj Žižek’s solution to neutralize the “Big Other” delves deep into the psyche of late-stage capitalism, presenting a path to dismantle liberal democracy’s role in maintaining its…
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Challenges and Consequences in American Politics Introduction Žižek on Ideology critiques liberal democracy’s value-neutrality, framing it as an ideological mechanism that hides behind a facade of fairness while quietly undermining social cohesion.…
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Is It Tied to Regulatory Failures and Public Health Risks? Introduction McDonald’s E. coli problem perhaps exposes deeper issues in the regulation and inspection of food products in the United States.…
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How Free Trade Destroyed American Democracy Introduction: The Trap of The False Promises of Neo-Liberalism The False Promises of Neo-Liberalism shattered the American middle class. Bill Clinton’s signing of the North…
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Billionaires and Their Serfs The Rise of Xenophobia and Class Control Billionaires and Their Serfs as an idea was first entertained when I read Slavoj Žižek’s brief but brilliant book First…
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These revolutions promised governance accountable to the people rather than monarchs. However, recent political trends have exposed cracks in the foundations of liberal democracy, as nationalism and populism erode the very…
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Neo-liberalism, Globalization, and America’s Decline Introduction Follow the money if you want to understand the history of the American decline of democracy. In the last 40 years, America has seen the near…
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Ethics in American Politics: How a Convicted Felon Can Run for President Ethics lacking in American Politics is made palpable when even the idea that a convicted felon, potentially facing additional…
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