Patrick Deneen On ‘Regime Change’ And The ‘Postliberal Future’
Federalist Radio Hour
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The Despotism of Custom
S.E. Cupp: Mill's argument is to overturn what he describes as the despotism of custom. He says we haven't been successful in limiting those domains that limit whatever it is we want to say. People who are deemed judgmental, like people over religious faith or tradition especially, these are the people who need to be quiet, she says. The ruling class today has shaped arguments without ever having read J.S. Mill and his ideas.
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