The dangers of ideology to future progress (the series)

A Table of Contents with links to a series of articles on this topic.

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As of this article’s publication date, I have been writing on Substack for about 1.5 years. During that time, I have written just over 400 articles on many topics. In contrast to the vast majority of Substack columns, almost all my articles are tied together by a common theme: human material progress:

To make it easier for new readers to get into my writing, I am publishing a series of “Table of Contents” articles over the coming weeks. Each will consist of a sequential list of articles on a specific sub-topic related to human material progress. I try to make each article self-standing, but I would recommend reading the articles in the displayed order.

Below is a list of my articles on the key sub-theme of Substack: Ideology and how many them undermine human material progress.

Enjoy reading!

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Table of Contents for the “Dangers of Ideology” series:

1. Understanding ideology:

   1. Where do ideologies come from?

   2. Why neither the Left nor the Right have solutions

2. A few podcasts and videos on the topic:

   1. Where do ideologies come from? (podcast version; video version)

   2. Why Ideologies Threaten Progress (Part 1 of 3-part podcast series; video version of series)

   3. Why ideologies fail (podcast version; video version)

3. Understanding Totalitarian ideologies:

   1. Radical ideologies feast on mental disorders

   2. The rise of Totalitarian Ideologies in the 20th Century

   3. Descent into a man-made Hell: Understanding modern Totalitarianism

   4. The Rebirth of the Totalitarian Left in the 21st Century

   5. The dangers of Soft Totalitarianism

   6. Were Hitler and the National Socialists actually Socialist?

4. Why Left-of-Center ideologies are the main threat to continuing material progress:

   1. The Central Moral Dilemma of the Left

   2. The Left's definition of "progress" is not progress at all

   3. Why the Left undermines Progress

   4. Why the Left endures

   5. The Left has hit a historic dead-end

   6. Two wings of the Green movement

5. How ideologies undermine Upward Mobility for working class and poor:

   1. Ideologies of the Left undermine copying the successful

   2. Why copying is essential to Progress

   3. Why copying is essential to individual success

   4. More on the Golden Rules of Success

   5. Does the Politics of Resentment work?

6. How ideologies undermine mental health and human flourishing:

   1. Why are people still unhappy in a world of progress?

   2. Is material progress driving us crazy?

   3. Why studying Progress may be an antidote to your troubles

   4. Is Green activism based on good intentions?

7. more articles on the topic

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If you enjoyed reading this series of articles, you might also be interested in reading my “From Poverty to Progress” book series: