“Terribilis Occidentalis: A Dialectical Critique of Oikophobia,” just released:

My latest article, “Terribilis Occidentalis: A Dialectical Critique of Oikophobia,” was just published in Critical Perspectives (Vol. 1, no. 1). This is the new journal of the Institute for Critical Social Theory, of which I am the founder and co-director. In this article, I deal with the problem of Leftist oikophobia, the pathological hatred for all things “ours” (Western), arguing that this pathology is extremely dangerous, as it forecloses on that which is still salvageable, rescuable, and good within Western civilization, especially its intellectual tradition. Additionally, I argue that once the Left abandons the West via “abstract negation,” as opposed to “determinate negation” (Aufheben) they leave a powerful tradition and legacy in the hands of the far-right, who will use it as a weapon against all those they deem “other,” i.e., those they view as not belonging to the West. The new journal will be published bi-annually, so consider submitting your work!