Archive - The Archimedean Point

December 2024

The Winter of Liberal Democracy (Part 3)

The Prospects of Liberal Political Philosophy

Dec 31, 2024 •

The Winter of Liberal Democracy (Part 2)

The Rise of the New Fanatics

Dec 29, 2024 •

The Winter of Liberal Democracy (Part 1)

Liberal Democracy’s Days of Future Past

Dec 27, 2024 •

Santa Claus is Coming to Substack

Reflection on 2024 and a Gift

Dec 24, 2024 •

Swedish Themes: The Nobel Prize, the Unanimity Principle

Back from Stockholm

Dec 17, 2024 •

The Social Dynamics of Micro-Blogging Social Media Services

And Why I Think Micro-Blogging is Intellectual Laziness Anyway

Dec 12, 2024 •

The French Malaise

The Roots of France’s Inability to Self-Govern

Dec 5, 2024 •

The Environmental Case for a Progressive Consumption Tax

And Why it is Preferable to Non-Linear Pricing

Dec 4, 2024 •

November 2024

Is Populism Necessarily Bad?

From a Liberal Standpoint, Yes

Nov 29, 2024 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts