Economics

Michael Lind Books

A true Conservative he is not, Michael Lind is a bit of a modern enigma, writing on politics, economics and foreign policy. He could be called a NeoCon by some (an increasingly rare breed in today’s modern Right) and self-identifies more as an American democratic nationalist.

He strongly opposes Libertarian beliefs, but is a believer in the uniqueness of American culture and identity. He’s in favor of American economic nationalism mixed with a belief of a cultural melting pot and an immigration policy to reflect that.

His political beliefs are best outlined in: The Next American Nation (1995), Hamilton’s Republic (1997), What Lincoln Believed (2004) and Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States (2012).

While his beliefs on American foreign policy are best captured in his books: The American Way of Strategy (2006) and Vietnam: The Necessary War (1999)

Lind has also written two works of fiction: The Alamo and Bluebonnet Girl.

Having contributed works to many of America’s top publications, he has also taught at Harvard, Johns Hopkins and the University of Texas in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.

Texas is where he calls home, as have generations of his family.

Michael Lind Books

The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite

The sudden rise of populism was unforeseen, but it really shouldn’t have been.

Rocking the political status quo, the populist movement is an indication of a new emerging class war. Rather than the result of racism or bigotry like the Left would have you believe, populism is the start of a revolution against a managerial overclass or elites that govern our lives, from our educational institutions, to our government, to our tech industry, entertainment industry and more.

While Lind argues the “ruled” are the working class who are mostly rural and mostly white – completely ignoring the obvious urban black working class and the working class hispanic community.

In general, his theory drips of a sort of social Marxism.

Lind argues that the clash will result on one of three Americas: A triumphant overclass with a permanent caste system; a populist revolution with no constructive outcome; and finally a compromise that offers the working class a say in how they are governed.

He makes the case, somewhat naively, that a proper solution includes a formalized involvement of working class groups (who he now admits do include other races) in order to avoid a never-ending conflict between the ruling elites and the rules.

We recommend you check out Tucker Carlson’s Ship of Fools instead.

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Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States

How did America rise to become the world’s economic engine? Not through free enterprise. And maybe only partly through its vast resources.

Michael Lind makes the argument that from the steam engine, to electricity, to the internal combustion engine and computer technology, America’s real leaps in innovation came when legal and political structures aligned with economic factors. And often this mixture occurred when external forces, from wars to cultural revolutions, brought these elements together.

In a time of economic stagnation, Lind argues that the synthesis of these factors is possible again.

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