Ben Burgis

Ben Burgis is an American socialist political commentator and author. He has written articles for Jacobin,[1][2] The Daily Beast[3][4] and MSNBC.[5]

Ben Burgis explains socialism primarily based on the analytical Marxist tradition of G. A. Cohen, and focuses on reconstructing Cohen's moral and logical critique of capitalism in a modern way.[6][7] He mainly uses the rigorous argumentation method of analytical philosophy to argue for the legitimacy of socialism and the problems of capitalism.[8][9][2][10]

Books

  • with Conrad Bongard Hamilton, Matthew McManus, and Marion Trejo Myth and Mayhem: A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson (Zero Books, 2020)
  • Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left (Zero books, 2019)[11]
  • Canceling Comedians While the World Burns: A Critique Of The Contemporary Left (Zero books, 2021)
  • Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters (Zero books)[12][13][14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Burgis, Ben. "PragerU's Moral Case for Capitalism Is Terrible". Jacobin. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  2. ^ a b Burgis, Ben (18 May 2024). "We Can't Have a Fair Society Under Capitalism". Jacobin. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ Burgis, Ben (2023-11-30). "Henry Kissinger Was One of the 20th Century's Greatest Monsters". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  4. ^ Burgis, Ben (2023-09-06). "Why Is Bill Maher Throwing His Own Writers Under the Bus?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  5. ^ "Opinion | Obama still doesn't get why Trump won. That's the problem". MSNBC.com. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  6. ^ Burgis, Ben (10 April 2022). "If You Want to Understand Marxism, Read G. A. Cohen". Jacobin. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  7. ^ Burgis, Ben (16 April 2022). "G. A. Cohen Showed Why We Should All Be Socialists". Jacobin. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. ^ Burgis, Ben (11 June 2022). "Karl Marx Was Right: Workers Are Systematically Exploited Under Capitalism". Jacobin. Archived from the original on 7 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. ^ Burgis, Ben (7 November 2023). "A Lack of Money Means a Lack of Freedom". Jacobin. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  10. ^ Burgis, Ben (23 December 2024). "How Capitalism Undermines Freedom". Jacobin. Archived from the original on 3 April 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left. Book Review". 8 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Seeing Hitchens Clearly: A Review of Ben Burgis' Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters". 16 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Christopher Hitchens's legacy re-examined: Jamie Maxwell reviews Ben Burgis's new book". 17 January 2022.
  14. ^ Affairs, Current (13 October 2021). "Is Christopher Hitchens Still Worth Reading?". Current Affairs.
  15. ^ "'Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters' by Ben Burgis". 10 February 2022.