MAGA Marx

In which the author contemplates the distinction between absolute and relative differences

Sensible, mature, moderate political thinkers can’t comprehend the radical urge.

Their common sense reminds us that when GDP goes up, the boat rises for everyone. The great Neoliberal revolution of the 1980s, which ran out of steam somewhere around 2016, saved the economy from the doldrums of the 1970s and unlocked brave worlds of lucre.

The seeds of our …