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Les Miserables: Only Bad Husbandry

Part one, book five, chapter three - Père Madeleine on the nature of humans, plants, and the conditions for flourishing
Les Miserables: The Generosity & Trajectory of Père Madeleine

Part one, book five, chapter two - on a journey from peasant to mayor Père Madeleine demonstrates himself to be a rare type of person who genuinely exists for his community and orients himself toward human flourishing in the most generous way
Les Miserables: A Quaint Lesson In Economics

Part one, book five, chapter one - Hugo's France of 1818 is a magical world where people with innovative ideas benefit directly and actively redistribute the wealth for the benefit of the entire city
Les Miserables: A Broken Window & A Loaf of Bread

Part one, book two, chapter six - Valjean's tragic history and the reality of carceral systems
Les Miserables: The Loneliness of M. Myriel

Part one, book one, chapter twelve - poverty, piety & a deficient definition of success
How Propaganda Works: Undemocratic Policies & Propaganda in the USA

Thoughts from the introduction of Jason Stanley's book "How Propaganda Works" on examples he provides of undemocratic policies that are pushed forward under the cloak of propaganda.
How Propaganda Works: Plato, Democracy, & Managerial Societies

Thoughts from the introduction of Jason Stanley's book "How Propaganda Works" on Plato's views of democracy and how that correlates with some of what we see today.
How Propaganda Works: The Treat Of Inequality Is Not New

Thoughts from the introduction of Jason Stanley's book "How Propaganda Works" on how material inequality was seen as a central source of flawed ideology as far back as the writings of Madison.

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