All opinions are my own and do not engage my employer in any way. My opinions on democracy draw on my now quite intimate experience with Chinese autocracy d...
There is an idea floating around that democracy must somehow produce "better results" than fascism or autocracy to beat it or withstand it. The notion is interestingly widespread in circles concerned with defending democracy from its enemies. The notion is somewhat loose, and that's ok, the premise behind it being that people must have the feeling of being better off in a democracy than in…
How to prevent the fascists from taking over a democracy? The late efforts of the far right to reach power motivate this first late-night post, hastily typed on my phone. I will sketch a thought here that I am convinced is crucial to the understanding of the political landscape and has never been discussed. Meet humans where they are We all know humans have a hierarchy of needs. When the basic…