"Some 70 years ago, John Cade, an Australian psychiatrist, discovered a medication for bipolar disorder that helped many patients to regain stability swiftly. Lithium is now the standard treatment for the condition, and one of the most consistently effective medicines in psychiatry. But its rise was riddled with obstacles. The intertwined story of Cade and … Continue reading Lithium: The Gripping History of a Psychiatric Success Story
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Brahmin Left vs. Merchant Right: Rising Inequality and the Changing Structure of Political Conflict
ConclusionsGlobalisation/migration (domestic vs external inequality) and educational expansion (education vs property inequality) have created new multi-dimensional conflicts about inequality, leading to the collapse of the postwar left-vs-right party system.Why didn’t democracy reduce inequality?Because multi-dimensional coalitions are complicated.Without a strong egalitarian-internationalist platform, it’s difficult to have the low-education, low-income voters from all origins vote for the … Continue reading Brahmin Left vs. Merchant Right: Rising Inequality and the Changing Structure of Political Conflict
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