Is There a Real Aological Competitor to Liberal Democracy?

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There was a kind of overt ideological competition during the second half of the twentieth century. That is sort of gone out of a window withe the legitimation of communist regimes. I am nevertheless more worried about the stability of at least some parts of our constitutional settlement than you are. So what you're describing to me sounds much like how many historians might describe late nineteenth century us. And there's, of course, the complications of the multi-national companies as well as outside actors.

Olúfẹmi Táíwò is a philosopher and an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. He is the author of Reconsidering Reparations, and his latest book is Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else).

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Olúfẹmi Táíwò discuss the difference between identifying the wrongs of the past and charting a road for progress, why we shouldn’t shy away from pursuing difficult political goals, and how we can better build movements around shared interests.

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