I am one among that tiny minority of progressives who believe that a world democracy under enforceable global law—a true democratic world federation—is the best means, and may in fact be the only way to achieve peace and justice in an interconnected world. I have long thought that such a grand quest for one...

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This famous quote is a companion to my lengthy essay on deep politics (available under the “Essays” tab above). Enjoy. “If you imagine someone who is brave enough to withdraw all his projections, then you get an individual who is conscious of a pretty thick shadow . . . Such a man knows that...

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In an alternate definition I would like to suggest, deep politics is a pathological syndrome of post-modern politics that bears far-reaching moral, political, cultural, and spiritual implications. Deep politics is also existential politics—the politics that results when the perception of a “radical evil” in the body politic coincides with a cascading series of crises...

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