ArticlesJanuary 18, 20221 min read

The Administrative State

Sam Webb

Lurking behind the ruling overturning vaccine mandates for businesses with 100 or more employees is the unconcealed desire of the court’s right wing majority to dismantle the “regulatory or administrative state.” Such a “state” is, in its view, an unwanted obstacle to the unchecked freedom of private property or capital to exploit its workforce and exercise its absolute control over the worlplace environment.

If you don’t believe me, read the incomparable court watcher, Linda Greenhouse for an explanation of the ruling that I can only wish I could write.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/17/opinion/supreme-court-vaccine-osha.html?smid=fb-share&fbclid=IwAR15Ifs4VbB2mXd8HSC8-NhqyS1CCj7PmaFUvIBD8NwSL9N-UiWfafgknKo

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Sam Webb

I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago. While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut. I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.

The Administrative State

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