Jolt from the left

Liberalism’s original sin lies in its lack of a dynamic theory of power. Much of its discourse is still fixated on an eighteenth-century Enlightenment fantasy of the “Republic of Letters,” which paints politics as a salon discussion between polite people with competing ideas. The best program, when well argued by the wise and well-intentioned, is assumed to prevail in the end. Political action is disconnected, in this worldview, from the bloody entanglement of interests and passions that mark our lived existence.

Axé.


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  1. Yes!!! The Ravitch blog link was for Facebook … my role as news aggregator is increasing. This blog is Me, and Facebook is to promote Mexico City study abroad and education activism. Thank you!!!

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