I just want all of you to know that even though I can sometimes seem abrasive, even hateful, it is not out of hatred or disgust for any of you, but in defense of you. I hate the system that traps us here, that keeps some of us bound, and others fighting just to breathe. I have no tolerance nor patience for injustice, cruelty, exploitation, and in the process of burning away as much of it as I can, it…
by Albert EinsteinOriginally published in “Monthly Review,” May 1949.Read the original here: https://monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/why-socialism/ Is it advisable for one who is not an expert on economic and social issues to express views on the subject of socialism? I believe for a number of reasons that it is. Let us first consider the question from the point of view of scientific knowledge. It might appear that there are no essential methodological differences between astronomy and economics: scientists in both fields attempt to…
Oh hey, look, politics. Anyway, Biden Administration issues new ICE guidelines, stating that priority should be placed on national threats. So here’s NPR’s take on it:https://www.npr.org/2021/02/18/969083367/biden-tells-ice-to-chill-new-rules-limit-who-immigration-agents-target-for-arres Which takes the tone that ICE is just going to do whatever it wants, gosh darnit, no matter what Joe Biden tells them. Now here’s the ACLU’s take on it:https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-response-dhs-memo-enforcement-and-removals And some recent history on what has been going on:https://apnews.com/article/biden-administration-deports-hundreds-482889ed56ed3cd02c9c61ebd1e3fbb7 The Democrats are damned good at having the power to do things and just…
Theater is lovely. I always enjoy a good, entertaining show, but there are places where theater doesn’t belong. For example, public policy is a place where theater doesn’t belong. Be wary of theater when it comes to politics. Politicians are known to smile and say the right things for a reason, and people fall for it time and again because they want to believe they’re smart enough not to be fooled. Well, we’re all capable of being fooled. One’s intellect…