The 2016 issue of the Kettering Review is now available online here and includes essays by Cornelius Castoriadis, Amartya Sen, Albena Azmanova, Merab Mamardashvili, Asef Bayet, and Elinor Ostrom. Here’s an excerpt of my editor’s letter: Democracy may now seem mainstream, but at heart it is a radical idea: human beings can create self-governing practices out of… Continue reading Kettering Review 2016 online
Month: January 2017
Fascism in the U.S.A., here, now
Let there be no doubt. Just one week after taking office, Trump has turned the U.S.A. into a fascist state. With complete disregard for freedom of religion and dignity of human beings, he is at this very moment detaining refugees in our airports. He has instituted a religious test on who may enter—Christians, not Muslims—sending… Continue reading Fascism in the U.S.A., here, now
Why Trump Cares about Legitimacy
Donald J. Trump is clearly worked up over the question of the legitimacy of his claim to the presidency. Yes, he’s in office. He can move into the East Wing, issue executive orders, nominate cabinet members, and all that. But can he create his own legitimacy? No. Years ago the president of the Kettering Foundation,… Continue reading Why Trump Cares about Legitimacy
First Order of the New Order
Who needs any ethics nowadays? From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — House Republicans, overriding their top leaders, voted on Monday to significantly curtail the power of an independent ethics office set up in 2008 in the aftermath of corruption scandals that sent three members of Congress to jail. The move to effectively kill the Office… Continue reading First Order of the New Order
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