Feudalism

Demonstration at the Red Cross Emergency Ambulance Station during Influenza Pandemic in 1918. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Viruses are killers, not just of humans but of powerful civilizations. Can they also bring down strong economies? A look back in history demonstrates how this has happened and…

By Olu Fasan AS I was about to write this week’s column, the news came via Twitter that the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, had been dethroned. He was deposed on March 9, just over a month after he warned that: “If the North does not change, the North…

Skip to comments. Government Outlaws Freelance Work Townhall.com ^ | March 11, 2020 | John Stossel Posted on 03/11/2020 3:34:33 AM PDT by Kaslin Freelance jobs are "feudalism," says California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. She persuaded California's legislature to pass a new law reclassifying freelance workers as employees. That means many…

Freelance jobs are "feudalism," says Democratic California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez.She persuaded California's legislature to pass a new law reclassifying freelance workers as employees. That means many people who hire them must now give them benefits like overtime, unemployment insurance, etc. Politicians said it would help freelancers a lot.Of course, much…

If the growing novel coronavirus outbreak becomes a lasting pandemic, it could accelerate fundamental changes in the economy, politics and the workplace.The big picture: A truly global infectious disease event like COVID-19 can be every bit as transformative for the future as a global war or economic depression. The impacts…

Yves here. It’s not looking pretty in the travel industry, particularly for players like airlines that have international business as important. Even casual readers of the press have heard about widespread coronavirus-induced cancellations of conferences, restrictions in some countries and regions of large gatherings, corporate travel bans, and scuppered sports…

In the pursuit of a communist society, many Marxist-Leninist authors have written about the new kind of person who will create this society. This new human being will be a stark contrast to the kind of person that existed in a capitalist system. Once these capitalist chains are removed, mankind…

He is perhaps Britain’s foremost cinematic chronicler of working-class angst and quotidian humanism. Photo: Zeitgeist Films/Kino Lorber I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when Ken Loach first learned about the “gig economy.” The debilitating delusion underlying that concept — the dream of being your own…

He is perhaps Britain’s foremost cinematic chronicler of working-class angst and quotidian humanism. Photo: Zeitgeist Films/Kino Lorber I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when Ken Loach first learned about the “gig economy.” The debilitating delusion underlying that concept — the dream of being your own…

It is not uncommon to encounter political theorists and pundits who insist that political centralization is a boon to economic growth.  In both cases, it is claimed the presence of a unifying central regime—whether in Brussels or in Washington, DC, for example—is essential in ensuring the efficient and free flow…