Political Philosophy | Michael Brennen

17 May 2015

A Response to Robert Reich on Big Money in Politics

posted in: Economics, Ethics, Political Philosophy | 0

Robert Reich recently posted a critique of big money on his Facebook page, in which he listed seven points of criticism. He seems to be focusing on the political right, noting that “a dozen Republican wanna-be’s are already attacking government … Read More

25 Oct 2014

Why Nations Fail: An Alternate Reading

posted in: Bits and Pieces, Economics, Political Philosophy | 1

Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson’s book Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, is nothing if not audacious. The result of 15 years of study, the authors cover a vast spread of historical and contemporary examples of … Read More

1 Oct 2014

Richard Bauckham and Carlo Lottieri on Rome and the State

posted in: Bits and Pieces, Christian, Political Philosophy | 0

I am reading two highly dissimilar books, one a theological work on the Revelation to John, the other a work on European political theology. I was struck by the similarity of thought of the two authors describing Rome and the … Read More