My most recent post on History's Greatest Monster Paul Theroux for Caring About American Workers has led to a lot of comments that say a great deal about both ideology.
Sure Martin Shkreli is human scum. But as a capitalist, isn't he doing what he is supposed to be doing? The goal is to make money. Anything getting in the.
This is a really fascinating interview with Indian novelist Rana Dasgupta on the impact of capitalism upon India. While I think he's a bit too sanguine about the history and.
I finally watched The Wolf of Wall Street last night. No leftist has ever made a stronger indictment of capitalism. Nor an indictment of capitalism with more cocaine and sex..
Matt Taibbi has a comprehensive takedown on of how Wall Street has combined with irresponsible state politicians to steal public workers' pensions. It's the latest iteration of the Wall Street.
Today is the first day of class at URI. I need some motivation to get me pumped for teaching. These 1920s workplace motivational posters should do the trick. I thought.
Arguably capitalism's greatest feat in the last century is the almost complete separation of production from consumption. Modern Americans rarely see where anything is produced, whether food or consumer goods..
Anytime a major newspaper discusses historiographical trends, it's worth noting. That it's about the rise of the history of capitalism as a field is more notable. In my opinion, this.
