Larry Patriquin
@larrypatriquin.bsky.social
NEW book—Democracy and Social Rights: A Path Toward Equality? (Routledge, June 2025).
NEW book—The Dreaded Research Paper: A Writing Guide for Busy Students (pub. by author, available on Amazon and other retailers, April 2025).
NEW book—The Dreaded Research Paper: A Writing Guide for Busy Students (pub. by author, available on Amazon and other retailers, April 2025).
Hey .... Is there a hidden camera in my office??
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Hey .... Is there a hidden camera in my office??
There's nuthin' like the transition to capitalism to get the Visa card shimmying, @haymarketbooks.org
(I think I got these for 40% off, though the sale seems to have ended. Perhaps there is a Holiday sale coming soon?)
(I think I got these for 40% off, though the sale seems to have ended. Perhaps there is a Holiday sale coming soon?)
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
There's nuthin' like the transition to capitalism to get the Visa card shimmying, @haymarketbooks.org
(I think I got these for 40% off, though the sale seems to have ended. Perhaps there is a Holiday sale coming soon?)
(I think I got these for 40% off, though the sale seems to have ended. Perhaps there is a Holiday sale coming soon?)
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 705 (on bourgeois political economy and little traveling salesmen).
... last excerpt!
... last excerpt!
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 705 (on bourgeois political economy and little traveling salesmen).
... last excerpt!
... last excerpt!
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, pp. 694-95 (on economist Edward Wakefield and poor Mr. Peel, both of whom discovered that capital "is a social relation").
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, pp. 694-95 (on economist Edward Wakefield and poor Mr. Peel, both of whom discovered that capital "is a social relation").
"Violence is the midwife for every society pregnant with a new one."
Karl, Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 682.
Karl, Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 682.
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"Violence is the midwife for every society pregnant with a new one."
Karl, Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 682.
Karl, Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 682.
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, pp. 650-51 (on "original accumulation"* and the gentle world of political economy)
* formerly translated as "primitive accumulation"
* formerly translated as "primitive accumulation"
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, pp. 650-51 (on "original accumulation"* and the gentle world of political economy)
* formerly translated as "primitive accumulation"
* formerly translated as "primitive accumulation"
I love the little snippets of humanity you sometimes find tucked between the covers of a secondhand book.
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I love the little snippets of humanity you sometimes find tucked between the covers of a secondhand book.
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 602 (on urban "improvements"). 👇
Plus ça change ...
Plus ça change ...
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 602 (on urban "improvements"). 👇
Plus ça change ...
Plus ça change ...
Capitalists must be pissing themselves laughing. It's just so fucking easy.
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Capitalists must be pissing themselves laughing. It's just so fucking easy.
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 596 (on Gladstone's speech to the House of Commons on 13 February 1843). 👇
Plus ça change ...
Plus ça change ...
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 596 (on Gladstone's speech to the House of Commons on 13 February 1843). 👇
Plus ça change ...
Plus ça change ...
Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 558 (on that archphilistine Jeremy Bentham) 👇
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 558 (on that archphilistine Jeremy Bentham) 👇
Over 1 million votes, with a bit of counting left to do.
G'night!
G'night!
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Over 1 million votes, with a bit of counting left to do.
G'night!
G'night!
The best political news I have heard in a long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long time.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The best political news I have heard in a long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long time.
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol.1, p. 351 (on machinery).
November 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol.1, p. 351 (on machinery).
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, pp. 331-2 (on the division of labour) 👇
October 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, pp. 331-2 (on the division of labour) 👇
Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 270 (on slavery and emancipation) 👇
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 270 (on slavery and emancipation) 👇
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, new trans. (Princeton UP, 2024), p. 255.
October 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, new trans. (Princeton UP, 2024), p. 255.
Sitting in a comfy chair, reading the new translation of Capital, Vol. 1, with the help of afternoon sunlight. Life doesn’t get any better.
October 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Sitting in a comfy chair, reading the new translation of Capital, Vol. 1, with the help of afternoon sunlight. Life doesn’t get any better.
Just starting to work my way through Capital, Vol. 1 for the first time in 40 years! I'm reading Paul Reitter's superb new translation from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Enjoyed Paul North's Editor's Introduction, esp. the helpful section "Unusual Thought Figures."
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Just starting to work my way through Capital, Vol. 1 for the first time in 40 years! I'm reading Paul Reitter's superb new translation from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Enjoyed Paul North's Editor's Introduction, esp. the helpful section "Unusual Thought Figures."
@theguardian.com, Israelis are "hostages"; Palestinians are "prisoners" or "detainees."
This language of non-equivalence is part of the process of whitewashing 75 years of history.
This language of non-equivalence is part of the process of whitewashing 75 years of history.
October 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
@theguardian.com, Israelis are "hostages"; Palestinians are "prisoners" or "detainees."
This language of non-equivalence is part of the process of whitewashing 75 years of history.
This language of non-equivalence is part of the process of whitewashing 75 years of history.
Found this comparison of Sociology and Economics at the bottom of a Web rabbit hole.
September 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Found this comparison of Sociology and Economics at the bottom of a Web rabbit hole.
Looks like some of my generous colleagues have been recommending The Dreaded Research Paper to their students. (Thank you!) The attached screenshots are from Amazon Canada, where I'm keeping good company.
September 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Looks like some of my generous colleagues have been recommending The Dreaded Research Paper to their students. (Thank you!) The attached screenshots are from Amazon Canada, where I'm keeping good company.
Getting ready for the big move to Nova Scotia.
It would be a fairly easy move if not for those damned books!
It would be a fairly easy move if not for those damned books!
July 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Getting ready for the big move to Nova Scotia.
It would be a fairly easy move if not for those damned books!
It would be a fairly easy move if not for those damned books!
capitalism, in a nutshell
July 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
capitalism, in a nutshell