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
Race and Class Part 2
In my last post, I broke down five social indicators — poverty, health coverage, employment, incarceration, and life expectancy — by race and class (using educational attainment to stand in for class). The point was to show that, while the disparities across classes are the biggest, there remains significant racial disparities within classes. This suggests… Continue reading Race and Class Part 2
Class and Race
There was a time a great while ago where leftists struggled over the question of whether race or class is the motive force of oppression and suffering in society. These days, with the intervention of intersectionality and considerable progress in sociology, this question has largely been answered by discarding its faulty premise. It needn’t be… Continue reading Class and Race