Thorstein Veblen

The Gadfly of American Plutocracy (Review)

by Simon Torracinta

A new biography of the social theorist examines how his approach to understanding a past gilded age can offer lessons for our present one. 

Are democracies susceptible to militarism? Veblen thought so.

by Dr Marc-William Palen

When it comes to foreign policy, the key divide is no longer between Democrats and Republicans. It’s between the elites of both parties and their rank and file.