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Russell Blackford, Conjoint Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Newcastle

Waleed Aly believes liberalism is in trouble, but his argument leaves us in a bind

Liberalism is in trouble. Its underlying ideas still have some popular resonance, but they attract little support in mainstream politics or public discussion. No major party in the Anglophone liberal democracies consistently relies on traditional liberal principles, which are contested by movements on both the right and left of politics.

How did this happen and how should we respond?

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