Letter: Schaeffer Answers Père Duchesne’s Questions About the Relationship Between Liberalism and Democracy
May 8, 2022
“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 Père Duchesne. Llorente, …”
Letter: Llorente vs Schaeffer: Liberalism, Democracy and Dictatorship
April 22, 2022
“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. I’d like to …”
Letter: Schaeffer v. History: Some Facts about the Ku-Klux
April 10, 2022
“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 am at a …”
Letter: Llorente v. Schaeffer
April 8, 2022
“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 Llorente's reply to …”
Letter: 10-Point Constitution
April 5, 2022
“10-Point Constitution, Unitary People's Republic, (Centralized Democratic Republic), People's Governing Body, People’s Courts (My Political System)Written by Bābur TimuridIn short: 10PC-UPR-(CDR)-PGB-PC-(MPS)Context and PretextThis is not a description of …”
Remarks on "Towards an Organized Science"
March 20, 2022
“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 generally but it …”
Letter: "Down the Weapons, Now!"
March 18, 2022
“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 lives. Any further …”
Letter: Thoughts on Anti-War Strategy and Feelings of Helplessness
March 7, 2022
“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, there are those …”
Letter: Negotiations to End the War
March 3, 2022
“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 of joining NATO. …”
Letter: On Russia and Ukraine and Geopolitical Realpolitik
March 2, 2022
“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 momentum in terms …”
Letter: Regarding Gallus' The Russian "Threat to Freedom and Democracy"
March 1, 2022
“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 start beginning - …”
Letter: The Hegemony of Humanitarian Intervention
March 1, 2022
“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 about my own …”
Letter on the Reply to "The Russian 'Threat to Freedom and Democracy'"
February 27, 2022
“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 and actuality of …”
Letter: Comments on "The Russian Threat"
February 26, 2022
“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 NATO is ultimately …”
Letter: Bordiga and Democracy Redux
February 8, 2022
“My recent critique of Bordiga’s stance on democracy prompted a reader to rightly ask— if the vacuous form of liberal electoral democratic politics amounts to less than the …”