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A very good Substack post by Yascha Mounk; two short excerpts: The aspiration of many journalists to save democracy has… The post "Dear Journalists: Stop Trying to Save Democracy" appeared first on Reason.com.

An interesting Persuasion interview (text and audio). I expect I disagree with Patel on much, but I found his comments to be thoughtful and well expressed. One excerpt from the beginning: What's happened is an interesting critique morphed into a paradigm which then shifted into a regime. Anti-racism is an…

Yasha Mounk’s new book, The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time, explores a radical progressive ideology that has been taking the world by storm. From its unlikely beginnings in esoteric scholarly theories and niche online communities, this new worldview is reshaping our lives, from the…

How to battle identity politics and defend liberal values of universalism, free speech, and open inquiry