Can social democracy save capitalism — again?
Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration this week as New York City mayor is a moment of reckoning for those who care about preserving the American way of life.
Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration this week as New York City mayor is a moment of reckoning for those who care about preserving the American way of life. As a matter of policy, Mamdani mostly represents a continuation of the lifestyle and identity Leftism of recent decades, rather than a turn to traditional socialism. Yet it’s a telling indicator that his pseudo-socialist message has resonated so deeply with many young New Yorkers, tracking a broader shift toward urban radicalism.
It is a challenge, and an opportunity, for reformers in government and business: unless policies address the fundamental economic crises shaping this socialist surge, our market system, particularly in cities, will weaken in the face of collectivist urges. Capitalism can only be saved by addressing issues like housing affordability, lack of upward mobility, and a dearth of good jobs. In doing so, the forgotten midcentury model known as social democracy offers a promising blueprint.
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Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville
This article explores Leo Strauss’s thoughts on Alexis de Tocqueville in his 1954 “Natural Right” course transcript.
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Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas
Here we press the question of whether the well-documented stream of migrants relocating from California to Texas has been sufficient to alter the political complexion of the destination state.
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Who's That Knocking? A Study of the Strategic Choices Facing Large-Scale Grassroots Canvassing Efforts
Although there is a consensus that personalized forms of campaign outreach are more likely to be effective at either mobilizing or even persuading voters, there remains uncertainty about how campaigns should implement get-out-the-vote (GOTV) programs, especially at a truly expansive scale.
Why are Zoomers embracing extremist ideas?
Conservatives have rightly denounced the extremist tendency among young progressives, but there’s a similar problem now evident on the Right.
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The Rod and Greg Show Rundown
Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University and senior research fellow at the Civitas Institute, joins the Rod and Greg Show for a conversation about his piece for The Gateway Pundit on how the gender divide is changing America.
Reagan, the Original MAGA President?
We forget that the left and the media charged that Reagan was a dangerous "extremist" just as much as they charge Trump today with the same appellation.
Trump's Supposed Intellectual Forbearers
Modern writers should not abuse dead thinkers for political gain.
