Gus diZerega

The “War of Ideas” and the crippling of classical liberal thought

Posted on July 19, 2014July 19, 2014 by Gus

When I first got interested in the social sciences and philosophy it was in large part because I had been repeatedly told as a high school conservative that we were engaged in a “war of ideas.” Further, in the long … Read more

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Paradoxes of Freedom: Civil Society and the Market Order, Cosmos and Taxis, Vol 2, No. 1

Posted on July 14, 2014August 11, 2020 by Gus

Civil society maximizes individual freedom. Spontaneous orders emerge from principles expressed more completely within civil society and enable cooperation to take more complex forms than in their absence. However to the degree spontaneous orders incorporate activities from civil society, subjecting … Read more

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Complexity and the Dream of Human Control of Eco-Systems

Posted on July 10, 2014September 21, 2019 by Gus

Complexity and the Dream of Human Control of Eco-Systems

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Watson, Alan; Dean, Liese; Sproull, Janet, comps. 2005. Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values: Eighth World Wilderness Congress symposium; 2005 September 30–October 6; Anchorage, AK. … Read more

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Deep Ecology and Liberalism: The Greener Implications of Evolutionary Liberal Theory

Posted on July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 by Gus

DEEP ECOLOGY AND LIBERALISM:

The Greener Implications of Evolutionary Liberal Theory

Review of Politics, 58:4, Fall, 1996.

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DEEP ECOLOGY AND LIBERALISM: A RECONCILIATION: The Greener Implications of Evolutionary Liberal Theory

Modern environmentalism has two dimensions. The … Read more

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Antibiotics and the Market: One more example of the bankruptcy of libertarian ideology

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Gus

Libertarians and ‘free market’ advocates in general claim that markets reflect people’s decisions and values better than any other social institution, and so ‘freedom’ is maximized when markets are ‘unfettered.’ The New Scientist for May 24 has an important example … Read more

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Taking the Initiative towards electoral reform: a vital role for Maine?

Posted on April 21, 2014July 20, 2014 by Gus

The American political system has become dysfunctional with no hope at the moment for an end to the crisis. Further, those benefiting from the dysfunction have a vested interest in continuing the crisis, and can best do so by continuing … Read more

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Private prisons as an example of the bankruptcy of libertarian ideology

Posted on April 17, 2014April 19, 2014 by Gus

As a young man I was a libertarian. In time the accumulated problems with the ideology led me to abandon it. But I remain a believer in its most fundamental moral insights (and argue libertarians haven’t any real understanding of … Read more

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Considering ‘Privilege’ White, Wiccan, and otherwise.

Posted on April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 by Gus

This is a long post on the mostly bad effects of using the term ‘privilege’ in social and political analysis. I broke it up into three parts at Patheos. Part I dealt with Wiccan privilege. Part II with the concept … Read more

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I have posted two more blog essays on the meaning of Pagan religion

Posted on January 24, 2014January 24, 2014 by Gus

The second tin the series is “What is Paganism? Part II: A Spiritual Taxonomy” which gives a more scholarly definition rooted in the basic story that unifies Pagan religion. It also explains when this kind of definition is … Read more

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Who are we Pagans? And how can we tell?

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Gus

As modern Pagan religion has grown and flourished people increasingly enter it from different backgrounds, and once involved, explore in different spiritual directions. Is there a common core? I argue yes, and it is an important one. As I work … Read more

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