The Mormon Socialist
“Value, Price, and Profit” by Karl Marx
“Value, Price, and Profit” began as a speech Marx gave to the General Council of the First International Working Men’s Association on June 20 and 27, 1865. Marx was responding to a speech by John Weston who argued that an increase in wages would not help the worker because it would lead to increases in…
“Wage Labor and Capital” by Karl Marx
“Lohnarbeit und Kapital” [“Wage Labor and Capital”] began as lectures Marx gave to the German Workingmen’s Club of Brussels in 1847 which were then adapted into articles published in Neue Rheinische Zeitung starting on 4 April 1849. The series was incomplete when, due to political unrest, the newspaper was suppressed 19 May 1849. I’m using…
“The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism” by Vladimir Lenin
This essay was published in the third issue of Prosveshcheniye [Enlightenment], a Bolshevik literary monthly, in March 1913. I find that Lenin’s overview helpfully summarizes Marxist concepts but worryingly treats them with the commitment of a faithful zealot. This overview makes it easy to see why socialism would appeal to a struggling frontier religion and…
Renewing the Experiment
I created this blog a year ago to process my Mormon faith crisis and learn about socialism. Though I only wrote one post about Einstein’s “Why Socialism?” article, I haven’t stopped thinking about the blog. And of course, I haven’t stopped thinking about my faith crisis. I feel rejuvenated to try and continue the experiment…
“Why Socialism?” by Albert Einstein
This essay was published in the first issue of Monthly Review, an independent socialist magazine, in May 1949. I find that Einstein’s claims ring true and that they conflict with many of Mormonism’s anti-society teachings. https://monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/why-socialism/ Rather than relying on his credibility as a scientist, Einstein begins his essay by arguing that experts (and scientists…
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