alienation

Last time, I argued that if liberals still believe in an open society — free, equal, and pluralistic — we must defend reason. It’s the shared “meeting space” that makes the open society possible. But we must also understand that reason alone isn’t enough. It’s a classic liberal failing not to understand that. This too is a legacy of the Enlightenment: The power of the … [Read more...] about How We Became Aliens: The Liberal Backbone, Chapter 9