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Answering critics of Pagan polytheism

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Gus

Bizarrely some Pagans are trying to claim the term “polytheist” for themselves, and deny it to anyone who looks at the matter differently.  In my newest Witches & Pagans post I demonstrate they do not know what they are talking … Read more

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New post on Patheos: Caitlin Jenner, the Duggars, and Us

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Gus

Caitlin Jenner and the Duggars together help us better understand the deeper levels of the cultural and political struggle dividing the US today. I explore how this is true in my newest post on Patheos.… Read more

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Why Pagans aren’t much interested in theology compared to monotheists

Posted on June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 by Gus

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Over at Witches and Pagans I have posted a piece explaining theology’s relatively unimportant role in Pagan religion compared to what it plays in Abrahamic ones.… Read more

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Language, Power, Care and Childhood

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Gus

Changes in what words are dropped from the Oxford Junior Dictionary point to troubling shifts in the words that dominate not just adult life, but also that of children I discuss this worrisome trend in The Language of Power and … Read more

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Earth Day 2015: a Pagan take

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Gus

My piece on it is over at Witches and Pagans.… Read more

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What is indigenaity in religion?

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Gus

I was asked to write a piece on this topic for The Interfaith Observer and think it will be of interest to anyone wondering how we NreoPagans relate to the many indigenous religious traditions in the world, traditions that do … Read more

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Hayekian Insights on Capitalism Part II: Capitalism and labor

Posted on March 19, 2015April 19, 2015 by Gus

Introduction

I am drawing a critical distinction between the role played by the market in coordinating human plans and the institutional forms people adopted in pursuing those plans.  Market advocates usually assume because the market is formally voluntary, institutions arising … Read more

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What’s in a Name? Capitalism, Crony Capitalism, and Corporatism: Why Terminology Matters

Posted on March 6, 2015March 7, 2015 by Gus

A number of classical liberals to whom I sent my paper on capitalism and civil society replied there is much with which they agree, but think I should use the term “crony capitalism” rather than “capitalism.”  They point out my … Read more

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Capitalism or Crony Capitalism? Why terminology matters.

Posted on March 3, 2015March 6, 2015 by Gus

 

[This post has been replaced by one somewhat newer that addresses these issues more completely. It does not reject any of what is written here but improves the analysis. I am keeping it here primarily for historical reasons and … Read more

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Hayekian Insights on Capitalism and Civil Society

Posted on February 28, 2015April 20, 2015 by Gus

This is the first of a series of essays on capitalism.  This, the first, is a very theoretical discussion, one relatively light on examples.  However those that follow will have examples aplenty.  But the theoretical framework is needed to make … Read more

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