Tag Archives: liberalism

Abrogation of the Soul

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Lee

Somewhat tortuously, the State Department has congratulated the victory of Hugo Chavez’s referendum to revoke term limits on his rule as a victory for participatory democracy, while faintly recommending a new respect for multiparty pluralism. Consider for a moment if … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs | Tagged 22nd Ammendment, Barack Obama, Bush, constitutional order, constitutions, democracy, Domestic Politics, fascism, Gaza, Hamas, Hugo Chavez, international affairs, liberal democracy, liberalism, Obama, State Department, term limits | 5 Comments

Bring Back Welfare, Please

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Lee

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 11.6 million unemployed persons in the United States today. Meanwhile, the current estimate of the total cost of the spending package passed to alleviate this distress is $827 billion. President Obama … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cadiallac CTS, Cadillac, Economics, government spending, liberalism, nostalgia, public housing, social safety net, stimulus, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment rate, United States, welfare queen | 2 Comments

The Infantile Identity

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Lee

I tend to take a liberal attitude toward alternative lifestyles generally. Apart from the moral requirement to protect personal freedom, I like to think they do more to enliven the human experience for spectators, than they do to exert the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged adult baby, alternative lifestyles, bestialism, California, civilization, Gavin Newsom, hate crimes, Heidilynn, hypnosis, identity, identity politics, incest, incontinence, infantilism, legalization, liberalism, liberalization, paraphilic infantilism, pedophilia, pride parades, prostitution, Robert Bork, San Francisco, social legitimation, therapist, therapy, toilet training, Vanderbilt Hospital | 1 Comment

Against Galt

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Lee

Synova wrote a little post that gets halfway to where I would come down on this perennial parlor game of the John Galt general strike. Sy recognized that to be successful, such a revolt would realistically be a miserable experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Culture, Lee's Page, Libertarianism | Tagged America, Aristotle, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Carl Schmitt, collectivism, Conservatism, constitutional order, Culture, democracy, epiphany, Eric Hoffer, fascism, futurism, Galt's Gulch, general will, government, group identity, guardians, ideology, individualism, John Galt, justice, liberal democracy, liberalism, Libertarianism, literary style, literature, materialism, Objectivism, Plato, popular democracy, radicalism, Randianism, revolt, revolution, Rousseau, salvation, sectionalism, seperatism, skepticism, socia, social justice, strike, war, William F Buckley | 25 Comments

When They Came for Kenny…

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Lee

Photos of Russian kids mounting a street protest against the banning of South Park by the state. This is no small or meaningless act. As daily experience, one of the worst aspects of living under a repressive fascist regime is … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Foreign affairs | Tagged boredom, entertainment, fascism, Kenny, liberalism, Media, opera, photos, pics, propaganda, Putinism, radio, repression, Russia, South Park, State, teenager, television, tv, youth | 1 Comment

Mixed Economies: Efficacy Without Moral Narrative

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Lee

(photo: Ian Murchison | website) The nationalization of Fannie & Freddie is often presented as a crisis of faith for the political right, due to its manifest incompatibility with the advertised belief in the “free market.” However, Sunder Katwala at … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Lee's Page | Tagged analysis, Anglo-Saxon, Bush Administration, business, capitalism, Conservatism, democracy, Environment, Fannie Mae, Francis Fukuyama, Freddie Mac, free market, Fukuyama, left, liberalism, markets, mixed economy, morality, mortgage crisis, NextLeft, orthodoxy, private sector, Reagan, right, social democracy, Sunder Katwala, Thatcher, Third Way | Leave a comment

Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Lance

Echoing a wonderful discussion we had in the fall of 2006 on the nature of Fascism (see here, here and here) Jonah Goldberg writes a book which bristles at the use of the term by the contemporary left. I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Culture, Domestic Politics, History, Lance's Page | Tagged capitalism, Domestic Politics, fascism, FDR, Germany, History, Hitler, Italy, left, liberalism, Mussolini, National Socialism, right, Roosevelt, socialism | 15 Comments