Was slavery a ‘necessary evil’? Here’s what John Stuart Mill would say.
Mill’s lesson: The winners in unjust systems always want the oppressed to assume their fate was inevitable.
Europe’s democracies are in trouble. To understand why, look to the past.
Building stable democracies is a slow and painful process.
Why Italy’s media fixates on CasaPound, an extreme-right party with a racist agenda
This is a party that embraces Mussolini and Che Guevara — and cartoons and pop culture
Why you should read Max Gladstone’s fantasy novels if you’re interested in politics
(Tor Books) Max Gladstone's new book, "Four Roads Cross," is
Conservative professors live a closeted life. Here’s why.
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What is it that Homeland understands about international politics but that Robert Kagan simply doesn’t get?
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Why don’t voters demand more redistribution?
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Why don't voters demand more redistribution?
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