Libertarians have long warned us of the dangers posed by statism and/or corporatism as a prelude to full-blown 'fascism'. 'Statism' means the tyranny of an overgrown and overweening bureaucracy, and 'corporatism' means the corruption of capitalism in collusion with the government, either doing the bidding of the state or abusing state power to expand monopolism.... Read More

In the current socio-political climate, it may well be that ideology is secondary to psychology, much of it abnormal. In plain view(and often placed on the pedestal) is so much lunacy with no relation to reality. At least when communism was a force in the 19th and 20th centuries, there were workers struggling in harsh... Read More

Michael Lind: "Another answer is that members of the establishment are almost all nominalists. That is to say, if they give something a name, it takes on real existence in their minds. The Afghan National Army offers a perfect example. Because we called it an army, gave it lots of American money, equipment and training,... Read More