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Late-stage liberalism

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

INSIGHT
  • The goal of politics is to navigate the tension between order and chaos.
  • Nothing is permanent, and history has no set direction.
  • The 20th century highlighted this lesson, but after a brief period of liberal triumphalism, people seem to have forgotten it.
  • Progress isn't fixed, and it's dangerous to assume otherwise.
  • Liberal societies are currently experiencing significant internal disruption.
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