Deirdre Nansen McCloksey

Deirdre Nansen McCloksey

Nationalism and Socialism Are Very Bad Ideas

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Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
Feb 01, 2017
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But liberalism is a good idea, writes McCloskey in an essay for Reason.

“What to do? Revive liberalism, as the astonishing successes of China and India have. Take back the word from our friends on the American left. They can keep progressive, if they don't mind being associated with the Progressive movement of the early 20th century, and its eugenic enth…

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