I am pleased to announce The Post-Progressive Post’s publication of my most recent “Win-Win-Win” policy recommendation on Homelessness in the U.S. As a preview, here are the “three wins”—one for each major American worldview—that this Homelessness policy recommendation seeks to achieve: Progressivism’s wins The housing problems of practically all unhoused people would be addressed more […]

Republished from The Post-Progressive Post In this column I offer constructive critiques of public figures I admire by pointing out how they could benefit from a developmental perspective. Jonathan Haidt is a national treasure. His courageous opposition to the mounting pressure for ideological conformity within American academia continues to serve as a light of liberalism

Jeff Salzman just posted the latest episode in our “Post-Progressive Inquiries” podcast series. This time we speak with David Storey, Professor of Philosophy at Boston College and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Cultural Evolution. Here it is on YouTube: The post Post-Progressivism Meets Academic Philosophy appeared first on Steve McIntosh: Official Website.

Here are links to four recent podcasts I’ve done. The first two podcasts are on post-progressive politics. I speak with Carter Phipps and David Storey, both of whom are Senior Fellows of the Institute for Cultural Evolution. Although the subject is the same, each podcast reflects the unique framing that Carter and David bring to

Overview of the Institute for Cultural Evolution’s Climate Change Policy Proposal The original impetus for the founding of the Institute for Cultural Evolution in 2012 was to help reduce public resistance to meaningful action on the climate crisis. But after working on this issue for our first two years of operation, in 2014 we shifted

From February through April this year I taught a Zoom course on post-progressive politics, which was attended live by over 40 participants. Now the course is available to take on video. Clips of the course videos can be seen at this link. Becoming Part of the Solution: A Course In Post-Progressive Politics 9 video classes

Polarity number four is MERCY & JUSTICE. Mercy for the individual becomes unjust without concern for the good of the whole. And to be truly virtuous, justice must be balanced with care for each person. The post Mercy & Justice appeared first on Steve McIntosh: Official Website.

Polarity number three is COMPETITION & COOPERATION. While some progressives disparage competition, and some modernists overemphasize it, competition can be a powerful value creator. However, when it is not moderated by its polar counterpart of cooperation, competition can devolve into a dog-eat-dog condition wherein defensiveness saps productivity. Conversely, cooperation by itself, without the incentive or

Polarity number two is REAL & IDEAL. While this pair may at first seem prosaic or obvious, it is highly useful and applicable to many life situations. Without the moderation and challenge of the other, each of these poles can be problematic. Realism without idealism can lead to a cynical acceptance of a dysfunctional status

This post begins a new series of my favorite positive-positive interdependent polarities. Each one of these polarities is a kind of philosophical technology for creating value and evolving consciousness. First up: LIBERTY & EQUALITY. These two values need each other to maximize their respective value creating capacity. When brought together in a dynamic relationship of challenge and