To be located in society means to be at the intersection point of specific social forces. Commonly one ignores these forces one also knows that there is not an awful lot that one can do about this.

Some people seem to gravitate from one fundamentalism to another, from some kind of secular fundamentalism into a religious fundamentalism or the other way around, which is not very helpful.

Capitalism has been one of the most dynamic forces in human history, transforming one society after another, and today it has become established as an international system determining the economic fate of most of mankind.

If the cultural elite has its way, the U.S. will be much more like Europe

Some people think that as the Chinese economy becomes more and more capitalistic it will inevitably become more democratic

There is an intrinsic linkage between socialism and economic inefficiency.

The negative side to globalization is that it wipes out entire economic systems and in doing so wipes out the accompanying culture