Author: Matt Bruenig

The Left Wing of the Fundable

Conor P. Williams has a piece at 74 million that dabbles in a genre I’ve been meaning to comment on for a while. The nut of it is suggested by the title: Liberals Push to Correct Inequality — Just Not If It Involves Opening Up Our Neighborhood Schools. Now I have little faith that liberals… Continue reading The Left Wing of the Fundable

Arguments about Capitalism and Poverty

There is an argument about capitalism and poverty you see from time to time that goes like this. Capitalism is the greatest economic system for poverty reduction. Just look at developing countries like China or indeed the history of developed countries. Where capitalism flourishes, poverty plummets. Thus, those anti-poverty campaigners who criticize capitalism have it… Continue reading Arguments about Capitalism and Poverty

The Problems of Identity Policing and Invisible Identities for Identitarian Deference

Conservative website Breitbart accused racial justice activist Shaun King of misleading people into thinking he is black when he is actually white. This accusation pushed King to write a gut-wrenching piece unfolding his personal story and details of his childhood in order to explain that Breitbart was wrong and that he had a black father.… Continue reading The Problems of Identity Policing and Invisible Identities for Identitarian Deference

Nontax Revenue Accounts for 92% of Growth in “Taxpayer Money” Since 1970

The last few months has been an banner one for the incoherent but totally hegemonic concept of “taxpayer money.” I’ve been meaning to talk about this funny concept for some time now and so I figure I should take advantage of these events to do that here. Bobby Jindal In Louisiana, Bobby Jindal wanted to increase… Continue reading Nontax Revenue Accounts for 92% of Growth in “Taxpayer Money” Since 1970