Letter: On “The Machiavellian State, Fascism, and the Tribune of the Proletariat”
The recent article “The Machiavellian State, Fascism, and the Tribune of the Proletariat” by Sam Thomas is an excellent analysis of democracy and socialism and …
Letters
Letter: Schaeffer Answers Père Duchesne’s Questions About the Relationship Between Liberalism and Democracy
My 2/5/2022 response to Renzo Lorente’s article of 12/19/2021 has prompted a reply by Llorente himself and letters from Abner Dalrymple, R. A., and Le …
Letter: Llorente vs Schaeffer: Liberalism, Democracy and Dictatorship
Comrades, I’ve followed with interest the debate on democracy and socialism between Renzo Llorente and Gil Schaeffer, as well as the letter contributions, in Cosmonaut. …
Letter: Schaeffer v. History: Some Facts about the Ku-Klux
I have been following the Llorente v. Schaeffer debate with some interest, particularly the brief discussion of Reconstruction. Those who know me, know that I …
Letter: Llorente v. Schaeffer
I’ve been happy to read another educational exchange from Cosmonaut, this time between Renzo Llorente and Gil Schaeffer (beginning with Llorente’s Contradictions, Schaeffer’s reply, and …
Remarks on “Towards an Organized Science”
Very interesting article with a good overview of some of the problems related to science as it is practiced. 1. The article talks about science …
Letter: “Down the Weapons, Now!”
The big elephant in the room is the surrender of Ukraine to stop the massacre. This will not make Ukrainians look bad; it would save …
Letter: Thoughts on Anti-War Strategy and Feelings of Helplessness
Reading the emerging discourse around the war in the Ukraine in Cosmonaut’s Letters section, I can’t help but note a commonality between clashing interlocutors. Sure, …
Letter: Negotiations to End the War
Currently, the idea is being floated that Ukraine will accept EU membership in exchange for changing the part of its constitution that fixes its goal …
Letter: On Russia and Ukraine and Geopolitical Realpolitik
PREAMBLE Considering that it is a multipolar world, not a unipolar world of geopolitical hegemony, that has historically given class movements in multiple countries political …
Letter: The Hegemony of Humanitarian Intervention
Quick housekeeping: I’m not in DSA. I’ve been involved in other socialist organizations like Socialist Alternative in the past, and in this letter I speak …
Letter: Regarding Gallus’ The Russian “Threat to Freedom and Democracy”
The article by Gallus The Russian “Threat to Freedom and Democracy” to me at large is not persuasive and has multiple issues at hand. Let’s …
Letter on the Reply to “The Russian ‘Threat to Freedom and Democracy'”
In reply to the letter from Renato, RF, who unfortunately found my article “bizarre,” I would like to first of all reiterate that the threat …
Letter: Comments on “The Russian Threat”
The latest article by Alexander Gallus on the Russia-Ukraine escalation and later war is a bit bizarre. Even if I agree with the conclusion, that …