Post-Liberal Right: Good, Bad, and Perplexing

Post-Liberal Right: Good, Bad, and Perplexing
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e 2016, much of the American right has been preoccupied with the liberalism wars. Whether they question aspects of the American Founding, express strong doubts about free markets, or press for more assertive roles for the state, post-liberals believe that the ideas variously called “classical liberalism,” “modern conservatism,” or simply “liberalism” have exercised too strong a hold on the non-left in America for too long.

Just as the word “liberalism” means different things to different people, post-liberal opinions are not a monolithic whole. Not all self-described national conservatives, for instance, are market skeptics; many post-liberals have no interest in integralism; some who reject military adventurism don’t oppose free trade.

That said, there is enough consistency of position on display among post-liberal conservatives to assess their analyses of America’s challenges and their proposals for change. What we discover is an amalgam of good insights, significant deficiencies, and some very serious problems. Read Full Article »


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