Human Rights and the Common Good Philip Kotler I spent many years examining the idea of the Common Good (see Philip Kotler, Advancing the Common Good: Strategies for Business, Governments, and NonProfits, Praeger, 2019). Enlightened citizens, in voting on gun control, abortion, or environmental management, need to ask whether a…

September 20, 2023 Are We Liberals to Blame for Workers Loving Trump? Philip Kotler We liberals are puzzled at the persistence of so many Americans who love and adore Donald Trump. Trump is a proven liar, a great disrupter of established norms, a man of many misdeeds and serious legal…

August 6, 2023 Should Ex-President Donald Trump, if Convicted, be Jailed, Paroled, or Pardoned? Philip Kotler The U.S. has never been faced with the problem of what to do with an ex-President who has several serious indictments. Worse, it has no constitutional guidance on how to treat him if he…

My New Friend, Leo Tolstoy Philip Kotler In these troubling times, many people are asking how to lead a good life. Is it enough to get a career, marry, have two children, earn a good income and be generous to others? Should the person take some responsibility for the problems…

June 10, 2023 Should the U.S. Pursue “Common Prosperity”? Philip Kotler Most nations exhibit a high level of income inequality. Virtually every nation has a small rich, elite class and a large destitute class. The rich continue to grow richer. If there is a middle class, this class provides some…

The philosophical core of my being is humanism. The movement called Humanism best describes my attitudes and beliefs. Humanism affirms the freedom and dignity of each human being. Humanism affirms everyone’s ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater common good. Humanism believes…

June 10, 2023 Should the U.S. Pursue “Common Prosperity”? Philip Kotler Most nations exhibit a high level of income inequality. Virtually every nation has a small rich, elite class and a large destitute class. The rich continue to grow richer. If there is a middle class, this class provides some…

July 3, 2023 Are Capitalism and Democracy Compatible? Philip Kotler America prides itself on being able to run two great systems — the economic system of Capitalism — and the political system of Democracy. Americans believe that these two great systems are highly compatible. If not, we may have to…

July 5, 2023 Are Political Reforms Possible in American Democracy? Philip Kotler In 2016, I published Democracy in Decline: Rebuilding its Future. My aim was to describe the unique American democracy created by our 1787 Constitution. I wanted to celebrate American democracy’s uniqueness and point out some of its main…