Henry George School of Social Science Calendar
- 1212.January.SundayNo events
- 1313.January.MondayNo events
- 1414.January.Tuesday
Why is Socialism a Religion while Capitalism is not?
Seminar149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016Why is Socialism a Religion while Capitalism is not?
American Exceptionalism began with those who escaped Europe during the Thirty Years War because they were unwilling to fight for one orthodoxy, and its asserted Magisterium, against all competing orthodoxies. As a consequence of the first Americans simply leaving the quarrels of Europe behind, the American colonies developed a very different concept of polity than the post-Westphalian nation-states of Europe. The victory of the Union in the American Civil War led to a century when the Federal government attempted to remake the Union as a European, Bismarckian nation-state. In addition, the rise of Marxism as a transnational, supranational philosophy of government by moral principle has intruded into the American debate a moral authority putatively greater than that of the self-sovereign individual.
We now find ourselves in a political stalemate between government by asserted moral principle and government by the self-interest of self-sovereign individuals. This talk will examine the ramifications of these developments.Instructor: Dr. W. E. PerryDate: Tues, January 14, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM — 7:30 PM EDTA link to join the webinar will be provided via email before the start of the session.
- 1515.January.Wednesday
Big Tech, Technofeudalism and the End of Capitalism
Part 2, Session 2149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016Big Tech, Technofeudalism and the End of Capitalism
In this course, we turn our attention to one of the biggest winners of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Big Tech. These increasingly powerful and financialized firms routinely represent themselves as ‘innovators‘, ‘problem solvers‘ and self-anointed forces for good by connecting users and delivering value worldwide. But are the solutions provided by Big Tech as good as they contend? What does the rise of Big Tech entail for wealth inequality, democracy and capitalism itself?
Based on Yanis Varoufakis’ latest book – Technofeudalism, What Killed Capitalism, this course investigates the main challenges presented by Tech monopolies and discusses Georgist answers.
Dr. Marty Rowland is an environmental engineer with New York City’s Parks Department. Dr. Rowland is a faculty member as well as trustee at the Henry George School. He has published extensively on Georgist Economics and taught many courses at the School.
Instructor: Dr. Marty Rowland
Dates: Part 1: Wednesdays – 11/06, 11/13, 11/20, 12/04, 12/11; Part 2: Wednesdays – 1/08, 1/15, 1/22
Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET
Location: Online via Zoom
Note: This is an online event. After registration, the Zoom link, along with the Meeting ID and Passcode, will be provided via email the day of each session.
- 1616.January.ThursdayNo events
- 1717.January.FridayNo events
- 1818.January.SaturdayNo events
