Hobson believed that the imperial scramble was driven by the need for capitalists to find new areas for investment. Unlike Lenin, who used his theories and data, Hobson did not think that imperialism was the inevitable result of capitalist expansion. The problem was oversavings by capitalists and . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m not even sure I’m watching, 1. Romney and Bachmann are going to be gunning for Perry on Social Security. Perry might have been executing a rope-a-dope. If comes back with a plausible answer built around condemning what is broken about the current system and . . . . Continue Reading »
more on Sunday (maybe) when I have more time, 1. A really good night for Romney. He did about as well as he could have hoped on the jobs thing. We created more jobs. Well, we had a 4.7 % unemployment rate. Mike Dukakis was better than you. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I’ve seen most of the South Carolina thing on a Ron Paul supporter’s YouTube channel so apologies to Paul supporters for later comments. I didn’t watch Cain’s comments. Time (and life) is too short. 2. It was a bad night for the loudly . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’m watching some of the DeMint thing on CNN. If presidential elections were based who would do best in the format of a pseudo-doctoral thesis defense to a friendly audience, Gingrich would be Emperor of the Universe. The one Robert P. George question I saw on gay . . . . Continue Reading »
Mann again. He points out that US aid is not typically spent for development purposes but for strategic purposes. Hence, a good deal of it goes to a small number of countries in the Middle East: “A third goes to one of the 20 riches countries in the world - Israel. A fifth goes to Egypt, . . . . Continue Reading »
In a 2005 article, David Rowe reviewed the 19th-century liberal belief that the formation of a global economy would bring enduring peace. The arguments sound a tad familiar: “Liberals identify at least three closely related means by which globalization pacifies society. First, globalization . . . . Continue Reading »
Jonathan Last argues that Romney is in huge trouble because he is a mediocre-to-lousy campaigner with no real support base and no real principles. I think Last very slightly overstates his case. Romney’s campaign for the governorship in 2002 was pretty good. On, the other . . . . Continue Reading »
RA Markus points out in his classic study Saeculum: History and Society in the Theology of St Augustine that in Augustine’s view “what prevented the Christian from being at home in his world was not that he had an alternative home in the Church, but his faith in the transformation of . . . . Continue Reading »
Some thoughts, a) I’m trying to figure out how Romney beats an uncrippled Perry straight up. So far, I’ve got nothing. b) I’m not so worried about Congress actually passing cuts that are too harsh (I would oppose such cuts, I just don’t seem them as . . . . Continue Reading »
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