O medo O que é o medo? O medo e a projeção de nossas fraquezas ou fruto de uma ente criativa que foi capaz de criar imagens positivas e negativas Como os sonhos e pesadelos Segundo Freud são memórias ou Traumas que escapam do inconsciente para o consciente Como eu disse projeções do que tememos Numa criança são influências externas como o bicho papão! Ela cria uma imagem monstruosa do bicho papão Hoje em desenhos animados o bicho […]
“To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.” —Simone Weil, The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind I’m at the wheel of my mother’s car with my elderly mother in the passenger seat. We are running errands and poking along on a six-laner through the vast sprawl of Jacksonville, Florida. The road is swarming with speeding traffic and afflicted on both sides with shopping malls, office parks, […]
In the post-Cold War era, neoliberalism emerged as the dominant economic paradigm, characterized by deregulation, privatization, free trade, and the reduction of the welfare state (Harvey, 2005). Although proponents promised global prosperity, critics have increasingly noted neoliberalism’s failure to foster broad-based economic security, prevent financial crises, or sustain social cohesion. However, attributing these failures to the Austrian School of Economics constitutes a serious category error. While both neoliberalism and Austrian economics emphasize the importance of markets, their philosophical […]
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter takes a look at two important pieces of California legislation and the crucial committee hearings that they face today. Getting the YIMBY Revolution Working Over the past half-decade or so, the California Legislature has passed dozens of bills that peel back state and local restrictions on home construction. Despite this flurry of new legislation, actual home construction in the Golden State has continued to stagnate. […]
The conclave to elect a new bishop of Rome and successor of Peter, better known as “the Pope,” starts May 7. Here are a few things to consider as you begin to hear more about the future of the Church and the several cardinals considered to be the “front-runners.” Continue Reading…
Gaza is suffering the most intense bombing, per capita, of anywhere on earth, ever. Over 100,000 tons of bombs have been dropped on Gaza, an area slightly smaller than the City of Detroit, Michigan, resulting in the recorded deaths of at least 60,000 Gazans and injuries to hundreds of thousands.¹ It is impossible to overstate the effects of the abominable bombing war on Gazans, their lives, their families, their health, and their communities. What has escaped attention up […]
I wanted to pass along a new piece titled “Trying to ‘Bring Back’ Manufacturing Jobs Is a Fool’s Errand” by Cato Institute Vice President Norbert Michel and Research Associate Jerome Famularo. lead , Even though the Trump administration seems bent on “bringing back” manufacturing jobs to the United States, most Americans recognize that service sector jobs have already made America great, the authors write. You’d never guess it from all the political rhetoric, but service sector jobs have always been a major […]
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on April 2 instituting tariffs on a wide range of countries. ( Andrew Leyden/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) I recently did an interview with KQED NPR radio covering some of the legal challenges to Trump’s egregious immigration and tariff policies, and considering the broader issues they raise (including the risk of a “constitutional crisis”). The interview was conducted on April 22, and therefore predates the two most recent challenges to Trump’s IEEPA tariffs (those filed […]