Archive for January, 2023

What is causing the astonishing self-demolition of the West?

Thursday, January 5th, 2023

After a successful 500-year run, why is Western hegemony slowly falling apart, and moreover, as Pogo famously said, why is it that “the enemy is us”? This essay will explore a complex of root causes, focusing on the built-in dynamics of the capitalist system, which drove it to produce the expected positive results – increasing [...]