Currently, work is underway to establish an official Substack website for The Fourth Estate. After some deliberation, I have decided that the Blog should have an expanded presence online. The purpose of the Substack website will be to showcase some… Read More ›
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Virtual Communities: Precursor to the Social Forum?
What does it mean for the Self to be a citizen? A person becomes a citizen when they swear a sacred oath of allegiance to the nation, their loyalty rewarded in kind by dint of their own citizenship. Through their… Read More ›
Update (1 July 2023)
With the concept of the Social Forum still on my mind, I am now curious if the concept of the Virtual Community in the Digital Realm could still be entertained at this point. For those who do not know, the… Read More ›
Other Observations of “Fallen Eagle”
Okay, so I did another playthrough of the latest DLC for China: Mao’s Legacy. I am beginning to notice some roughness around the edges, which I cannot help but wonder if it has to something to do with two developers… Read More ›
“Maoism is a Chinese Euroscepticism!”
Several days ago, on June 24, Kremlingames released the long-awaited expansion to China: Mao’s Legacy. “The Fallen Eagle” is the latest installment in its series of expansions, this time delving into the political-economic climate of Western Europe and United States… Read More ›
Thousands of Unauthorized Vapes are Pouring into the US despite the FDA Crackdown on Fruity Flavors | Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by… Read More ›
Additional Notes on Democratic Capitalism
In recent years, it has become fashionable to insinuate that Democratic Capitalism is in a crisis. The crisis began with the Subprime Mortgage Crisis that contributed to the Great Recession, followed by the rise of Populism throughout the Western world…. Read More ›
Update (26 June 2023)
My discussions of Democratic Capitalism, established in yesterday’s Revision post, continues as of today. I am currently working on another Democratic Capitalism post in hopes of uncovering more information on it and its relation to Democratic Socialism. So far, I… Read More ›
Narratives of Democratic Capitalism
Readers of The Fourth Estate should take heed to my deliberate designation of Neoliberalism as “Liberal Capitalist Parliamentary Democracy.” The term describes a political, economic and social framework guided by a shared Ideology and united around a common Weltanschauung. It… Read More ›
Revision (25 June 2023)
For this week’s set of posts, I will be delving into the polar opposite of Democratic Socialism, “Democratic Capitalism.” Similar to Democratic Socialism, I am convinced that Democratic Capitalism is basically a rhetorical device to insinuate that the Market/Mixed Economy… Read More ›
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