The Messenger - Issue #20 - Moral and Material Complexity
As we keep saying 'only wicked minds solve wicked problems' but then the question arises: what's a wicked mind? One answer is that to be 'wicked' in this special sense is to combine moral and material complexity and have an eye for political solutions.
So what do 'moral complexity,' 'material complexity,' 'political solution' mean?
This week's messenger is an attempt to illustrate those concepts with an experience we are all familiar with: traffic jams.
Afterword
It's been a difficult two years, but this week is particularly wicked. This interview with Anatol Lieven is a good primer on the Russia-Ukraine war.
Worse Than a Crime; It’s a Blunder - The American Prospect — prospect.org Anatol Lieven on the meaning and consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the West’s response