How to Approach the Crisis of Mass Incarceration
Mass incarceration is extremely harmful to prisoners and society. But what do we do about it? The editors of 'Dismantling Mass Incarceration' discuss.
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How Capitalism Incentivizes the Destruction of Art
Capitalism is supposed to encourage innovation. But in Hollywood, studios are creating a narrower range of films to avoid taking any risk at all.
Labor Day: Cleveland Air Show
A special Labor Day poem by Brendan Joyce.
How to Understand Joe Biden's Foreign Policy
Richard Beck discusses his article 'Bidenism Abroad,' which explores the rationale for the Biden administration's foreign policy.
Government Can be More Efficient and Effective Than Private Enterprise
Contrasting my Florida DMV with Starbucks.
Price Gouging is Definitely Real, and We Should Definitely Do Something About It
The Harris campaign has been criticized for proposing price controls on groceries, but that's actually not a bad idea at all.
Hard Times in Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling embodies the tension between art and commerce, a tension inescapable in a monopolized industry under capitalism.
On the Role of Emotion in Politics
A response to MSNBC’s Anand Giridharadas, who thinks I am not fun.