liberalism in dark times

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＜p＞＜strong＞A timely defense of liberalism that draws vital lessons from its greatest midcentury proponents＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Today, liberalism faces threats from across the political spectrum. While right-wing populists and leftist purists righteously violate liberal norms, theorists of liberalism seem to have little to say. In ＜em＞Liberalism in Dark Times,＜/em＞ Joshua Cherniss issues a rousing defense of the liberal tradition, drawing on a neglected strand of liberal thought.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Assaults on liberalismーa political order characterized by limits on political power and respect for individual rightsーare nothing new. Early in the twentieth century, democracy was under attack around the world, with one country after another succumbing to dictatorship. While many intellectuals dismissed liberalism as outdated, unrealistic, or unworthy, a handful of writers defended and reinvigorated the liberal ideal, including Max Weber, Raymond Aron, Albert Camus, Reinhold Niebuhr, ...