The deal is liberalism and democracy are up to us

The Dawn of Politics by Adam Kirsch, City Journal Spring 2011: "Yet since ideas have consequences, the ideological victory of liberalism would be nothing to scorn—if it were really assured. Ironically, however, The Origins of Political Order itself gives reason for doubting this." It is silly to debate about progress. Progress is the passage of time interacting with the decisions that our billions make daily when they wake up largely hopeful that today will be better than yesterday. We are the actors. Not fate. We are nearing the end of the era when people wrote grand tomes that reviewers could characterize as complete. Nothing is complete. Chronology sees to that. Or as Dylan once said. Nothing is better. Nothing is best. Etc.

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