Tag: political systems

  • Democracy and the Good Life: Part 1

    Democracy and the Good Life: Part 1

    The temptation of stuff is not the only hard challenge of modern Western culture. The intellectual and political culture of our society reflects many of the same challenges as materialism: overabundance and temptation, aggressive niche filling, and strong forces taking advantage of our cognitive limitations and foundational desires. Democracy creates its own form of market…