Peter Frase wrote a post on class identity, among other things. The piece critiques the familiar claim that class is different from other identity categories like race and gender because the proper leftist aim is to create a classless society, not a merely class-inclusive society. Frase claims that “class” as used in the “classless society”… Continue reading Peter Frase on class identity
Pick-up basketball and grab what you can
There are three types of governing regimes: Lawless — There are no rules preventing people from acting on the bodies of others. There are no rules preventing people from acting on pieces of the world. Grab World — There are rules preventing people from acting on the bodies of others. There are no rules preventing… Continue reading Pick-up basketball and grab what you can
Jacobinghazi Recap
An anonymous emailer at jacobinghazi@gmail.com sent me this remarkable recap of the tornado of unhinged lunacy that was the Jacobinghazi affair. I uploaded the images to imgur. They appear to read in order as a story. It seems largely accurate, though I’ve never used Stata. CLICK HERE FOR THE IMAGES
More opportunistic misreads
I wrote previously about the dust up caused by Sarah Kendzior’s penchant for intentionally misreading things. She does that a lot. It’s pretty silly. Anyways, she’s at it again: Last RT is re: Elizabeth Stoker, who said that I had to be “disciplined” through “character assassination”, as I received rape threats This tweet is in… Continue reading More opportunistic misreads
Opportunistic Misreads
In my prior post, I commented on Amber A’Lee Frost’s recent piece in Jacobin. As an addendum to that, I thought I might address the issue of Sarah Kendzior’s reaction to this piece. In the piece, Frost writes at one point: And I just don’t think the diminutive label of “bro” should be to describe… Continue reading Opportunistic Misreads