For Democracy / Against Cynicism
On Trump, McConnell, Pelosi and Company This essay was originally posted on July 31 2019. “I believe the single most pressing challenge facing American society... Read more.
Defeating the Prince of the Darkness of Our Times
On the 2020 Election / Against Ideology This essay, the third in a series against ideology (for earlier ones see here and here), considers the contest... Read more.
On Socialism / Against Ideology
Goodbye Gray Friday, joining Democracy Seminar 2.0 Ideology undermines democracy. It was the cultural foundation of the horrors of the 20th century, as Hannah... Read more.
Two Cheers for Ageism
Ten notes on the political, cultural and personal blessings and burdens of mortality, inspired by the greatest lecture I have ever heard The lecture is Hans... Read more.
Towards a World Wide Committee of Democratic Correspondence
Democracy Seminar 2.0 Imagine: a world wide network of democrats comparing their experiences, debating about the nature of the new authoritarian threat and the character... Read more.
On Media Mess and Its Alternatives
Islands of Totalitarianism and Democracy continued Media are not the only cause of the mess we are in, nor do they present the only way out. I fear that I may have... Read more.
From “Islands of Democracy” to “Islands of Totalitarianism”
Notes on my conversation with Daniel Dayan about the disturbing events in France and the United States, and beyond It’s different now. While, in the past,... Read more.
The Radical Center as a Utopian Project?
7 notes on the ideal of a free, intelligent and consequential public life How in the world can a centrist be radical? 1. From a critical point of view, “the... Read more.
The Powerlessness of the Powerful
Living in post – truth, seeking alternatives, examining Nicolae Ceausescu and Donald Trump At critical moments, the powerful become powerless. It becomes clear... Read more.
Solidarity, and the Rise and Fall of the Public Sphere
A Review of Daniel Dayan and Elihu Katz’s Media Events Twenty-five years after its publication, Dayan and Katz’s classic study of ceremonial television, Media... Read more.