The Scotsman Fallacy and the Importance of Liberalism

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No society in the history of what has been truly liberal, but that's true of our societies as well. The question for me is whether or not we have managed to live up closer to a liberal society over time and whether that has on the whole improved society or not. I'm struck by the fact that you give an answer that is very similar to that of a set of thinkers that I've been reading for my book coming out.

Sohrab Ahmari is a writer, commentator, and the founding editor of Compact. He is the author of Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty–and What to Do About It.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Sohrab Ahmari discuss the threat corporate power poses to individual freedom in the United States; whether liberalism has gone too far in prioritizing individual autonomy over the common good; and why they disagree about whether attempting to move beyond liberalism would make things better or worse.

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