I've sent these essays to our local very small town selectman - a Republican who no matter is still eager to give the people "what they want" - daycare, battered women's shelter, senior center, visitor center, etc. etc....the bureaucracy grows, it never ends. And in our small town life gets very complicated. No one seems to operate with an idea or theory of how to govern. There's really no leadership to speak of but rather managers. It's always taking the path of least resistance so you can remain in office. Bread & Circuses. It's very disheartening. No one really cares and in the end we all die....
Paul, I have been reading your Substack for some time now. Your work is different, academically sound, insightful and well written. I see that sometimes I am the only "like". I cannot figure that out, but wanted you to know that at least this voracious reader appreciates what you are doing. I hope your readership continues to grow. The product deserves it.
Many thanks, Dr. K! From what I understand, it takes a lot of self-promotion to get significantly more traction with a blog or Substack, which I just don't have the time to do right now. But I try to make lots of the essays here "timeless" in the sense that they aren't focused on "hot takes" on current events of the moment, but rather on larger trends or ideas that will remain relevant for many years to come. So maybe, in the future, if I get the time to do some self-promotion, some of my previous essays might get more views. But for now, I'm very glad you find some value in them!
I've sent these essays to our local very small town selectman - a Republican who no matter is still eager to give the people "what they want" - daycare, battered women's shelter, senior center, visitor center, etc. etc....the bureaucracy grows, it never ends. And in our small town life gets very complicated. No one seems to operate with an idea or theory of how to govern. There's really no leadership to speak of but rather managers. It's always taking the path of least resistance so you can remain in office. Bread & Circuses. It's very disheartening. No one really cares and in the end we all die....
Paul, I have been reading your Substack for some time now. Your work is different, academically sound, insightful and well written. I see that sometimes I am the only "like". I cannot figure that out, but wanted you to know that at least this voracious reader appreciates what you are doing. I hope your readership continues to grow. The product deserves it.
Many thanks, Dr. K! From what I understand, it takes a lot of self-promotion to get significantly more traction with a blog or Substack, which I just don't have the time to do right now. But I try to make lots of the essays here "timeless" in the sense that they aren't focused on "hot takes" on current events of the moment, but rather on larger trends or ideas that will remain relevant for many years to come. So maybe, in the future, if I get the time to do some self-promotion, some of my previous essays might get more views. But for now, I'm very glad you find some value in them!