John Rawls and Liberalism’s Selective Conscience John Rawls and Liberalism’s Selective Conscience
With its doctrine of fairness, A Theory of Justice transformed political philosophy. But what did it leave out?
Nov 27, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Olúfémi O. Táíwò
Letters From the November 29/December 6, 2021, Issue Letters From the November 29/December 6, 2021, Issue
Get Carter… A stream called Drowning Creek…
Nov 16, 2021 / Letters / Kai Bird and Our Readers
George Packer’s Liberal Faith George Packer’s Liberal Faith
In his new book, Packer returns to his theme of liberalism in crisis and in need of renewal.
Nov 15, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Nikhil Pal Singh
The Return of the Sensible Liberal The Return of the Sensible Liberal
If someone wants you six feet under, meeting in the middle still puts you three feet deep.
Jun 1, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Hello, Poetry, You ‘Lamenting Pleasure’ Hello, Poetry, You ‘Lamenting Pleasure’
Reading poetry over the phone, David Ferry and loved ones find an antidote to loneliness.
May 5, 2021 / Something Is Happening Here / Elizabeth Emma Ferry and Stephen Ferry
Finding Community Through Our Dogs in the Darkest Days of the Pandemic Finding Community Through Our Dogs in the Darkest Days of the Pandemic
A dog story, in which humans paw their way from isolation to something like community.
Feb 24, 2021 / Something Is Happening Here / Angela Ards
Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance
A wide-ranging conversation with the philosopher on the white supremacist roots of liberal thought, Biden’s victory, and Trumpism without Trump.
Jan 28, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics
In her new book, Applebaum attempts to understand why some of her intellectual bedfellows moved to the far right.
Jan 11, 2021 / Books & the Arts / David Klion
Theodor Adorno and the Crises of Liberalism Theodor Adorno and the Crises of Liberalism
At the center of Adorno’s work was a reminder that fascist movements are not exceptional to liberal democracy but signs of its failure.
Dec 15, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon
The Liberal Establishment Is ‘a Stranger to Self-Examination’ The Liberal Establishment Is ‘a Stranger to Self-Examination’
A conversation with Pankaj Mishra about Biden’s closer-than-expected victory, the sterile state of mainstream intellectual culture, and his new book Bland Fanatics.
Nov 23, 2020 / Editorial / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins