Jul 2, 2022Beware the “Inroads” Strategy and AnarchismI want to sum up a strategy I have noticed that some reactionaries use, which I will describe as the “inroads strategy.” The inroads strategy is a strategy used by backwards, dying, or reactionary ideologies that either lack a real material basis, or are in a subordinated position in society…19 min read19 min read
Mar 20, 2022“Whataboutism” Really is not a Logical FallacyLet’s say two people are having a conservation. The first says, “I oppose the war in Ukraine, because invading a sovereign state is inherently wrong.” Yet, this same person also defended the invasion of Iraq, and the NATO bombings of Libya and Yugoslavia. So the second person says, “what about…Whataboutism12 min readWhataboutism12 min read
Mar 18, 2022Daniel Burke and the LaRouche CultThere is this weird cult I’ve encountered quite a few times now of people who associate themselves with a politician named Lyndon LaRouche. Many media outlets describe them as “far-right,” but LaRouchites, as I will call them, themselves decry this label, insisting they are not far-right. …Lyndon Larouche17 min readLyndon Larouche17 min read
Feb 16, 2022The Comedy of MisesMises’s economic calculation problem is an argument constantly used as a “slam dunk” against Marxists. However, Mises’s argument not just incorrect, it is, frankly, comedic. It should not be cited by people who actually want to be taken seriously, but it often is. …Anarcho Capitalism27 min readAnarcho Capitalism27 min read
Nov 21, 2021Communism Has Nothing to do with EqualityA very common characterization of Marxism and communism is that capitalism is about “equality of opportunity” while communism is about “equality of outcome,” that communists want to “pay everyone the same,” or “force everyone to be equal,” so on and so forth. …Marxism17 min readMarxism17 min read
Nov 8, 2021Bad Philosophy: Responding to a Free Market FundamentalistThis is a response to a reddit post by /u/Hot_Introduction9918 supposedly “debunking” my article on the socialist success of China. …24 min read24 min read
Apr 22, 2021Destiny vs Richard Wolff “Debate” CommentsSurprisingly, PhD Marxian economist Richard Wolff agreed to debate a YouTuber known for playing video games. A very strange event, but I decided to give it a watch. Wolff tends to focus more on the “democracy in the workplace” ordeal, and less about trying to build up a picture of…9 min read9 min read
Apr 16, 2021From Barter to Digital MoneyCryptocurrencies generally are not even a form of money but just a general financial asset. I discuss this a bit in this post. However, I do think fiat money will eventually take on some “crypto” form, some digital form backed by cryptography. …9 min read9 min read
Apr 16, 2021Criticism of BitcoinBitcoins are not money. They are similar to a gold coin or real estate, or any sort of financial asset that you could use as a middle-man between a transaction. They are something you can invest into, buy and sell as middle-man between transactions, but that doesn’t make them money. …Bitcoin9 min readBitcoin9 min read
Apr 6, 2021Why Do Marxists Fail to Bring the “Workers’ Paradise”?Often I am asked, “why did Marxism-Leninism fail to bring the workers’ paradise into existence?” Sometimes people respond to this by pointing to the democratic benefits Marxist-Leninist countries have provided. However, we would be fooling ourselves to pretend any Marxist-Leninist country created anything coming close to a “workers’ paradise.” …20 min read20 min read
