# Sheldon Wolin
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Sheldon Sanford Wolin (; August 4, 1922 – October 21, 2015) was an American political theorist and writer on contemporary politics. A political theorist for fifty years, Wolin became Professor of Politics, Emeritus, at Princeton University, where he taught from 1973 to 1987.During a teaching career which spanned more than forty years, Wolin also taught at the University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Cruz, Oberlin College, Oxford University, Cornell University, and University of California, Los Angeles. He was a notable teacher of undergraduate and particularly graduate students, serving as a mentor to many students who themselves became prominent scholars and teachers of political theory.
A Little Learning Is Not Such a Dangerous Thing
This article was published at CounterPunch on December 27, 2024
As a Jew in a Catholic college, one of two Jewish students in my class, I had to take lots of philosophy. My motivation for going to this particular school was the high school teachers I admired who had graduated from there and the ...
I’m Very Worried About a Second Trump Administration
Although some on the left have minimized the potential for mayhem in a second Trump administration, I’m not sanguine at all. Many like to point to his less than vehement pursuit of war compared to Biden during Trump’s first term as president. Perhaps, but if I was a betting person, and I am not,...
🎙️ The Hidden Struggle for Power – The Deeper Thinking Podcast
🎙️ The Hidden Struggle for Power – The Deeper Thinking Podcast
Governance is no longer a simple matter of elected officials and transparent decision-making. Behind the scenes, an invisible battle is shaping the future of democracy—one where public institutions, civil servants, and regulatory bodi...
#166 - War: Chris Hedges on the Permanent Psychosis of War, Covering the Middle East for the New York Times, Gaza, Kosovo, the Plague of Violence, Corporate Totalitarianism, Propaganda, and Revolution
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In this powerful 2014 speech, journalist and author Chris Hedges dissects what he terms the "psychosis of permanent war" that grips the United States. He traces its origins to the anti...
Interview with Gary Null, June 13, 2024
Many thanks to Gary Null for inviting me to appear on The Progresive Commentary Hour. We discussed:
* continuities between the political economy of 1930s Nazi Germany and the political economy of the West since 2020;
* emergency powers and the incremental legislation of totalitarianism;
* the at...
The Case for Democracy (w/ Osita Nwanevu)
Since the start of the Trump Era over a decade ago, few words have been deployed as often as "democracy": how it's become imperiled, who threatens it, and what to do to defend it. In The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding, Osita Nwanevu sets out to understand ...
The Civil War is Already Here
Through the 4th of July CELDF will be challenging dishonest narratives about America’s past and how those lies distort our lives in the present. This essay is the last installment in a four-part series of reflections on the Declaration of Independence from CELDF’s staff.
By Max Wilbert
The destru...
Leadership as a Profession with Rakesh Khurana
Summary:
In this episode of the Leadership Spark Podcast, Sylvain interviews Harvard professor Rakesh Khurana. Together they discuss about leadership, humility, and organizational culture. Drawing on personal stories and academic insights, Khurana explores the role of serendipity, the importance ...
Episode 82 - Do We Live Under Inverted Totalitarianism?
In this episode, we dive deep into Sheldon Wolin’s concept of inverted totalitarianism — a form of managed democracy where corporate power and state bureaucracy dominate without overt authoritarianism. We explore how this idea fits within the framework of neoliberalism, and argue that this hidden...
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