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A social conservative by instinct and upbringing, he did more to alter the relationship between ordinary citizens and their government than any other American.
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Jonathan Wolff • Ethics and Public Policy
Prudence is about the careful pursuit of practical wisdom beyond mere opinion and technical knowledge. Justice seeks to bring about a fair ordering of relations within the polity. Temperance calls us to restraint or self-control in an attempt to limit the vices of greed or lust. And courage is the fortitude and ability to confront fear without cowa
... See moreAdrian Pabst • Postliberal Politics: The Coming Era of Renewal
Political Visions & Illusions: A Survey & Christian Critique of Contemporary Ideologies
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Conservatives tend to be more cautious. Their key insight, formulated most famously by Edmund Burke, is that social reality is much more complicated than the champions of progress grasp and that people aren’t very good at understanding the world and predicting the future. That’s why it’s best to keep things as they are—even if they seem unfair—and
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
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
Senator Ted Kennedy was an unabashed liberal who worked diligently during his 47 years in the U.S. Senate to promote bills and causes he believed in. His ability to get things done and the number of friends he had even among conservative Republicans came from his skill and assiduousness at being friendly, listening, and spending time with others at
... See moreJeffrey Pfeffer • Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don't
Consensus academics articulated the need for tough men of will in politics, using prose laden with metaphors of sexual prowess.
Elaine Tyler May • Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era
