corporatocracy

Seeds of discontent

Seeds of discontent

A Princeton University study published in 2014 knocks the notion of American representative democracy right on its star-spangled ass. Researchers Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page looked at 1,779 policy-related public opinion surveys conducted between 1981 and 2002, then compared the results of those surveys with policies enacted during the same period. They wanted to find out whether our lawmakers make law […]

Power vacuum

We can agree that society, like any collective human endeavor, abhors a power vacuum, can’t we? Having a controlling authority of some kind is what keeps the trains running on time. So when we call for “less government,” what do we mean? Do we want less reliable trains? Of course not. Typically, we’re referring to government involvement in […]

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Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 (Book 2, Chapter 19)
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