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Compito del liberalismo non è immaginare la società perfetta e guidarci verso di essa, ma indicare gli aspetti crudeli della società odierna e, se possibile, correggerli.
Adam Gopnik • Il manifesto del rinoceronte: L'avventura del liberalismo (Italian Edition)
Il faut néanmoins souligner que, au moment même où un groupe de néolibéraux attaque la CEE, un autre travaille concrètement à sa réalisation. En effet, avec le projet de constitutionnalisation de la CEE, les néolibéraux développent une solution institutionnelle qui transcende le GATT, en établissant un mécanisme de surveillance et, surtout, d’appli
... See moreQuinn Slobodian • Les Globalistes: Une histoire intellectuelle du néolibéralisme (French Edition)
Contre le rêve continental d’intégration européenne, les universalistes restent fidèles à la vision globale de la Société des nations (SDN), qui avait envisagé pour le monde une politique de la porte ouverte. Même si, à la fin de la guerre, le consensus au sein de la SDN avait évolué vers des politiques de plein emploi et d’expansion keynésienne, l
... See moreQuinn Slobodian • Les Globalistes: Une histoire intellectuelle du néolibéralisme (French Edition)
While industrial capitalism had melted away much of the structures of social life (traditional loyalties, customary rights, and obligations), advanced capitalism has, in Bauman’s view, melted any relationship between individual actions and those of political collectivities.92 The language of New Age literature renders this liquefaction as not only
... See moreMicki McGee • Self-Help, Inc.: Makeover Culture in American Life
Putin’s power lies in being able to say what he wants, when he wants, regardless of the facts. He is president of his country and king of reality.”
Michiko Kakutani • The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
These liberal education reformers were attempting to reconcile what the historian of education David Labaree has called the three competing ideals in American education, each corresponding to a different end goal and a different model of the student subject. The goal of “democratic equality” sees students as citizens, with the role of schools being
... See moreSamuel W. Franklin • The Cult of Creativity: A Surprisingly Recent History
In practical terms, those who believe in the liberal story live by the light of two commandments: create, and fight for liberty. Creativity can manifest itself in writing a poem, exploring your sexuality, inventing a new app, or discovering a previously unknown chemical. Fighting for liberty includes anything that frees people from social, biologic
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

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