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Why has the left gentrified?
In my previous post I described the phenomenon of gentrification of the left and placed in a decades-long process of demographic and ideological…
Jun 12
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May 2025
The gentrification of the left
And the popularisation of the right in Western countries
May 30
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Why and how political ideas matter
Political ideologies both reflect the world and help shape it
May 15
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Dystopia is closer than you think
We take our usual way of life too much for granted
May 6
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April 2025
Why Mearsheimer is wrong
A criticism of Mershmeier "great power politics": The misjudgement of too little realism
Apr 25
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The entropy of victory
Why empires crumble, why revolutions eat their own children, and why there will always be conflicts in office politics
Apr 19
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Why we so often fail to work together
The unescapable reality of intracoalitional entropy
Apr 11
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March 2025
Democracy without illusions: a realist view
Democracy is less about finding the true social good than managing conflicting interests
Mar 26
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The game theory of political power
Why it exists and how people get it
Mar 13
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February 2025
The deep roots of our egalitarian psychology
The pursuit of equality and the temptation of power
Feb 27
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The paradox of power
On the limitations of power without trust
Feb 13
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Why elections have surprised us in recent years
On the instability of political coalitions
Feb 7
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