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presented the Durkheimian vision of society, favored by social conservatives, in which the basic social unit is the family, rather than the individual, and in which order, hierarchy, and tradition are highly valued. I contrasted this vision with the liberal Millian vision, which is more open and individualistic. I noted that a Millian society has d

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Income is becoming more correlated with education (though less with race or ethnicity).

VIRTUE IS UP; DEPRAVITY IS DOWN

The Left and the Right think of themselves as opposed to each other, but nuances aside, they follow the idea that the purpose of U.S. power is to project American principles.

they will continue to control the federal government, less through the electoral process than through their control of the system of government. They will continue to focus on the issues that could be seen in the Clinton campaign, which was the quintessential technocratic argument: education, experience, and credentials providing a governing system

Uniting specific news content with user comments enables political pluralism to be expressed by amplifying differing views and ideological approaches.

Why is the “Big Sort” happening? Rising political passions, aligned as they now are with behaviors and lifestyles, are pushing like-minded tribal members to seek out geographic cohesion.