The Frankfurter School

The Frankfurt School was a nickname given to the scholars and thinkers from The Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt in the 1930s. These pioneers of critical theory and critics of capitalism were also opposed to the extreme orthodoxy of many adherents to Marx, and fiercely critical of both Nazism and Soviet Communism.

The frankfurter is a processed meat product that has come to be associated with Americana, and it is often served at July 4th barbecues and at baseball games. It is made from the scraps of meat products that cannot be sold on their own. Most people who eat them do not want to know what is inside them.

This blog is meant to be a tool in the search for meaning and information about what is really going on in our country and the world, and how we got here. Like discovering what is really inside a hot dog, you may be repulsed by what you find. But like the critical theorists who gave birth to the New Left, The Frankfurter School believes in intelligent  public criticism as the best way to help our society move towards a fair-market regulated economy with a strong social safety net.

There are three parts to the blog:

critical news items that did not get any attention, or enough attention, in the so-called mainstream media (MSM)

opinions on issues, trends, and connections between isolated news items that weave  into larger narratives and provide additional context, often in ways that diverge from conventional wisdom or that are uncommon in our public discourse

resources & action to become a more informed consumer of media and a more active citizen of our democratic republic

If you see any errors, sloppy scholarship, or believe that you have a claim of copyright infringement, please send an email to:

frankfurterschool at gmail dot com