by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 6, 2023 | • Politics, On Liberalism, Racism
Woke, in other words, means being aware of these social crises and wanting to repair them, to make a more happy, loving, egalitarian society. Here’s the Truth – If You’re Anti-Woke, You’re Pro-Bigot “So in Florida, we say very clearly, we...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 9, 2020 | • Politics, On Liberalism
Centrists Are Pining for a Golden Age that Never Was Review of Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends by Anne Applebaum (Allen Lane, 2020). For Anne Applebaum, whose work on Soviet-era history is so respected it landed her the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 16, 2020 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs, On Liberalism
Why neoliberal capitalism and the common good are incompatible If the response to coronavirus has accomplished anything, it is reminding us of the basic principle of our society. I say “principle,” which is singular, because there is really only one. It is...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 18, 2020 | • Politics, Capitalism, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs, On Liberalism
This arguably one of the very best explanations I have heard for what is Neoliberalism. Economist Mary Wrenn provides an easy to understand definition of what Neoliberalism is:— “Neoliberalism is an ideology that guides a lot of economic policymaking and has done so...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 5, 2017 | • Politics, On Liberalism, The Democrats
Why do I have a hard time understanding liberal arguments on a lot of issues? Mike Rightmire’s answer: I’ve found one of the major differences between conservative and liberal viewpoints is; that liberals often (not always) try to drive legislation based...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 24, 2016 | • Politics, On Liberalism
Conservatism turned toxic: Donald Trump’s fanbase has no actual ideology, just a nihilistic hatred of liberals The horror show that was the 2016 election will be examined and reexamined for years, and depending on how bad things get, quite likely decades to...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 2, 2016 | • Politics, On Liberalism, The Democrats
Jamie Raskin Has a Fierce, Funny Message for Dispirited Democrats “They can make a white supremacist the chief strategist for the White House,” he said, invoking Steve Bannon. “They can make an anti-public school activist [Betsy DeVos] the secretary...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 13, 2016 | • Politics, Donald Trump, On Liberalism, The 2016 Presidential Race
Donald Trump is moving to the White House, and liberals put him there | Thomas Frank A month ago I tried to write a column proposing mean nicknames for president-elect Donald Trump, on the basis that it would be funny to turn the tables on him for the cruel...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 17, 2016 | On Liberalism, Websites of Interest
I just accidentally stumbled across two FaceBook pages I “liked” and I’m recommending to other progressive minded people. Storm is Coming is billed as an Education Website Storm IS Coming the Community, Liberals & Humanists united for a just,...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 14, 2016 | • Politics, On Liberalism
Echoing what we read and heard before in In Defense of Liberalism – A Day in the Life of Joe Middle-Class Republican Conservative here this meme is making it’s way around the internet… This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 17, 2011 | On Liberalism
I am updating this post that I first put up here all the way back on November 5th of 2005 because I think it is apropos given all the irony of Tea Party complaints regarding the government that is walking and trampling all over their lives. In fact just discovered the...
