A Republic If You Can Keep It
How the 2024 Election Paves the Way for an Authoritarian Shift A Republic If you can Keep It was the response Benjamin Franklin gave a woman who asked him what kind of…
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Agambian Political Philosophy and The United States
Homo Sacer and the State of Exception Under a Trump Re-Election Agambian Political Philosophy: Homo Sacer and America’s Democratic Vulnerability Agambian political philosophy best addresses the threat to American…
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Derrida Focusing on Belonging
Analyzing The Monolingualism of the Other Derrida Focusing on Belonging through Language and Identity Derrida focusing on Belonging is the focus on this post. In The Monolingualism of the Other, Jacques Derrida…
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Ideology & Power, and Žižek’s Critique of the Real
Ideology & Power in Late Stage Capitalism Introduction to Ideology & Power Ideology & Power and the uses of ideology by the powerful is a brief discussion of Slavoj Žižek, in…
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Nations and Climate Change
Recognizing the Urgency Yet Forestalling Action Nations and climate change reveals policies bearing witness to a troubling disconnect between scientific warnings and political action. Despite the urgent calls from the United…
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Is There Any Difference Between Democrats and Republicans Anymore?
The Great Economic Divide in America and the World Is there any difference between Democrats and Republicans any more? As an independent observer, I suggest there is not. At least not…
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Billionaires and Their Serfs
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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Liberal Democracy: Its Rise and Fall
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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Political Control: The Philosophy of Giorgio Agamben
Sovereignty, Narcissism, and Ethical Behavior in Contemporary Political Contexts Introduction Political control is at the heart of the philosophy of Georgio Agamben that I explore in this post. Including political control…
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