Politics: Inside the whale, or etsi communismus non daretur: reflections on how to live when a truly just society is a necessity but nowhere on the horizon.

The article considers what Marxist are to do in the post-Soviet, post-9/11 world. The author argues that a paralysis has hit Marxists since 1991 and calls for self-reflection in response to a rapidly dissolving political order. The article considers the tendencies of Marxists to approach their politics as a kind of faith, relying on the "One Full Truth" of Communism and the "Salvation" of leadership. The article argues that a new Marxist worldview must be established.