The Democratic Party is being held hostage by Hillary Clinton, who hints but does not declare that she is running for its presidential nomination in 2016. So powerful is the political money machine that she commands, other possible contenders such as Elizabeth Warren are left peddling books rather than hitting the hustings for cash and commitments. As others have noted, if Hillary should decide not to run in order to preserve her health and enjoy being a grandma, her political party will be left high and dry as other candidates scramble. Mickey Kaus, tongue firmly planted in cheek, offers a “Marxist:” analysis of what is really going on. Now that we are all Marxists, we need to uncover the materialist basis of even seemingly non-economic phenomena. Take Hillary Clinton’s campaign/non-campaign for President. Is she running or not? Why won’t she say? Let us start answering this question by asking another: What is the specific mode...(Read Full Post)