I'm always glad to see Articles about Pragmatist Philosophers and their works on HN. I'm also glad to see that this article at least touches on how James' work

I'm always glad to see Articles about Pragmatist Philosophers and their works on HN. I'm also glad to see that this article at least touches on how James' work relates to contemporary politics and issues. One of the defining features of American Pragmatism is it's optimism. I think it's fair to say that the currently widely held sentiment about the state of society is that we are on the decline. I find that reading James, and talking to others about the need to address the rising issues (immigration protection, environmental concerns, wealth distribution, etc), injects that same optimism. Things are bad, but we can DO things to change things for the better.