The case against the life we were sold. A look at how modernity’s promise of unlimited freedom hollowed out the institutions that once made life meaningful.
Tag: individualism
The Child Tax Credit: How American Individualism Destroyed Welfare
There’s a Joseph Campbell quote you’ve probably seen on one of those fake deep Instagram accounts you get recommended on your Explore page that has 30 followers but follows like 8000 people. It reads, “You can tell what’s informing a society by what the tallest building is.” A corollary could be that you can tell […]
The Political Is Not Personal: Neoliberalism and Today’s March Culture
“The personal is political”. With its roots in 70s second-wave and intersectional feminism, this phrase is found everywhere in our current political discourse. In any march or protest you go to, it’s likely that you’ll see it some sign or banner. Its ubiquity can be attributed to its effectiveness: few other phrases capture so well […]