On the Co-optation, Commodification and Professionalization of Social (Justice) Work and why…I am going to make a case that might betray my professional biases: I believe that social work (which can encompass everything from case….Mar 8, 2023Mar 8, 2023
The Surprisingly Radical Origins of the Eight-Hour Day and the Revolutionary Potential of…The length of the workday, and the often-alienating content that fills that length, fail to escape the notice of anyone who has ever…Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
An Addendum on Voting and Why It Does and Doesn’t MatterThe previous posts on non-hierarchical forms of organization raise a timely question: What is democratic political participation? Voting…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Against All Hierarchies: Part Four — Building Non-HierarchyIn Parts One through Three, I argued that human societies, at least those based on agriculture and industry, tend toward hierarchies which…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Why I Can No Longer Read (or Write) Fiction: Confessions of a Confused Thirty-SomethingThe easiest explanation is that 2020 did it. Everything that I read from other people’s imaginations or try to write from my own seems…Sep 20, 2020Sep 20, 2020
Against All Hierarchies: Part Three — The Coping of the Worker-PrecariatHaving explored the structure of hierarchies and the ideology of leadership, we now turn to the question of how individuals must suppress…Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
Against All Hierarchies: Part Two — The Aesthetic of “Leadership”In this section, I would like to argue that hierarchies tend to coalesce around two types of leaders: the “lifers” who concern themselves…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
Against All Hierarchies: Part One — Debating the Inevitability of HierarchiesI would like to make three arguments:Aug 1, 2020Aug 1, 2020
The Triangular Rivalry of Leftist IdeologyI write this for the benefit of the intellectually curious, particularly those who have been drawn to the “left” in recent years as a…Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020
On Optimism, Capitalism, and PassivityI have a particular grudge against certain buzzwords, outlooks and trends. Terms like “the power of positive thinking” and sayings like…Nov 14, 2019Nov 14, 2019
