Socialdem. 21st Century

See here and here.This is referring to this study here (Twenge et al. 2016), which reports on Millennial (born from 1980–1994) and iGen (born from 1995–2012) sexual behaviour.This can be supplemented with Twenge et al. (2015).It is useful to note the various classifications of generations as follows:(1) Greatest Generation / G.I. Generation (born from 1900–1924);(2) Silent Generation / Lucky Few (born from 1925–1945);(3) Baby Boomers (born from 1946–1964);(4) Generation X (born from...

Read this stunning article here. This is the opinion of Morgan Johansson, Sweden’s migration minister.He wants Europe to receive a *million migrants a year* for the foreseeable future, and a “permanent mechanism to distribute asylum seekers among EU countries.”That is a recipe not just for populist right victory all over Europe, but quite possibly a far right Europe in the not too distant future.That so few people can see this coming beggars belief.Realist Left...

But we wouldn’t know this from the unhinged cultural left, which seems to be bent on attacking every social norm in society these days.First, some basic facts. It turns out that historical and anthropological research suggests that about 85% of human societies observed were polygamous, where men are legally or socially permitted to have more than one wife (Henrich, Boyd and Richerson 2012: 657). In the last century, however, there has been a powerful development towards monogamous marriage...

A different kind of left is badly needed, because the mainstream neoliberal left and cultural left is rotten, unhinged, and – on many issues – worse than useless. Fortunately, I think the future is bright for the Alt Left (short for “Alternative Left”), and the views of what I would call the “Realist Left.”For the Alt Left and the Realist Left on the internet, we now have the following blogs, social media pages and other sites:Realist Left...

One of the creators of the excellent Alternative Left Facebook page called “Agent Commie” has a YouTube channel here.This is his first video below, a thought-provoking and badly needed perspective on a new Alt Left politics:[embedded content]I like this principle very much:Alternative Left Politics, so far confined to the internet and social media, centred around advocacy of a program of protecting Western civilization from decline due to an erosion of humanist values created by regressive...

The bibliography below is assembled from my various posts, and provides a list of the most important books and articles on various topics within Post Keynesian economics.It is divided into the following sections:(1) Introductory Studies(2) Advanced Overviews and Specialised Studies(3) History of Post Keynesian Economics(4) Methodology(5) Uncertainty(6) Endogenous Money(7) Price Theory(8) Trade Theory(9) On the Work of George L. S. Shackle.This is a work in progress. I am not claiming it is...

This can be deflated with one short question:Question: should 50% of all miners, sewage workers, and oil rig workers be women?After all, if all gender inequality is a horrendous evil and must be addressed, then aren’t feminists, logically, committed to making 50% of all miners, sewage workers, and oil rig workers be women?If the advocate of gender equality says “no,” then they have just admitted that some significant gender inequality is always going to exist, and that in certain professions...

Robert D. Putnam’s paper “E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the Twenty‐First Century” (2007) should be required reading for multiculturalist leftists. From the abstract:“Ethnic diversity is increasing in most advanced countries, driven mostly by sharp increases in immigration. In the long run immigration and diversity are likely to have important cultural, economic, fiscal, and developmental benefits. In the short run, however, immigration and ethnic diversity tend to reduce social...

Here:Alt Left on the Internet:Alternative Left on FacebookThe meme of the red pill (also used by the Alt Right) appeals to Millennials and is pretty funny too. I say the Alt Left should steal it:[embedded content]Realist Left on Twitter @realistleft Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern LeftAlt Left on the Internet:Alternative Left on Facebook An Alt-Left closed Facebook discussion group can be accessed...

Here:[embedded content][embedded content]And now Hillary is running for president and implying that the very idea of enforcing immigration laws or having proper national borders with Mexico are an outrage?The point here is not whether such restrictive policies are justified: it is the utter hypocrisy both of the Clintons and the hordes of liberal Democrats defending them to their last breath all over social media.Realist Left on Twitter...