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Libertarianism, like Marxism, is a complete explanatory system. It appeals to super-smart engineers and others who never really grow up.
George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal

Ainsi, ce n’est que par son élaboration par les constitutionnalistes néolibéraux dans les années 1960 que la CEE est devenue la réalisation du double gouvernement dont Hayek rêvait depuis les années 1930. Mestmäcker, en particulier, a établi une passerelle essentielle entre les idées de la première génération des néolibéraux de l’école de Genève et
... See moreQuinn Slobodian • Les Globalistes: Une histoire intellectuelle du néolibéralisme (French Edition)
Antonia Malchik • True believers and mass movements
Jim is what I call a rugged individualist. His brand of individualism comes straight out of the philosophy of the Enlightenment era, the writings of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, the same philosophical roots as the American Revolution and soon after that the French Revolution. Gone forever was the doctrine of the divine right of kings. It got repla
... See moreBruce Springsteen • Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship (Goop Press)
However, he continues, over the last 50 years the need for people to be “legible” and fit into a standard model of work has merely become “industrially preferable.” This puts government and institutional leaders in a position where they are incentivized to convince people that following rigid paths in their institutions is the correct path for ever
... See morePaul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
For Fawcett, the four themes of liberalism are “acceptance of conflict, resistance to power, faith in progress, and respect for persons.”