Politics – Page 7 – Gus diZerega

A Pagan case for voting Democratic down the entire ticket.

Posted on October 27, 2012October 27, 2012 by Gus

We Pagans are a diverse lot, and I have more in common with some than others. But I think there are two qualities central to our beliefs that prevent any honest and informed Pagan from voting for Mitt Romney. First, … Read more

Pagan Spirituality and the Future of America

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Gus

A new post of mine is now up at Patheos.… Read more

One more reason corporations should not be allowed to own more than one paper, TV station, or other news outlet.

Posted on September 28, 2012September 29, 2012 by Gus

TV News Covered Paul Ryan’s Workout 3x More Than Record Arctic Sea Ice Loss.

The free press is more than a private business. It is protected in the constitution for reasons other than shareholders getting good returns on their investment. … Read more

Mondragon- One Step Beyond Capitalism

Posted on September 27, 2012July 1, 2021 by Gus

From September 8 to 14 I took the opportunity to join a study-tour of the worker owned Mondragon Cooperatives in the Basque Country of northern Spain. It had been organized by the Praxis Peace Institute to expose Americans to the … Read more

Paul Ryan’s ideal: Ayn Rand and the nihilism of the American right

Posted on August 14, 2012August 17, 2012 by Gus

By naming her as his favorite thinker, and requiring his staffers to read her, Paul Ryan has brought the right wing’s dominant yet usually little mentioned philosopher to center stage, where she belongs. Understanding Ayn Rand, and her impact … Read more

Rethinking what democracy is: the co-operative model

Posted on August 11, 2012August 11, 2012 by Gus

Theories of emergent social order give us a new perspective on how human societies function. In doing so constitute a genuine paradigm shift in the social sciences, which have long been dominated by reductionist or statistical approaches to the subject. … Read more

The Paradox of Individualism vs. Individuality

Posted on August 3, 2012August 3, 2012 by Gus

I have become fascinated by a paradox that runs like a connecting thread through much that seems to me most problematic about our culture: that those who talk the most about individualism seem most hostile to individuality. … Read more