Category Archives: Politics

Bite the Hand That Feeds You: Essays and Provocations by Henry Fairlie

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from the late essayist at The New Republic: * Parliament still unites freedom and order in a way which is the envy of the world, and probably its hope. [LF: Does parliament unite freedom and order … Continue reading →

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Most News Is Unimportant

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Luke Ford

On a scale of 1-10, with 1 representing reality TV and 10 representing nuclear cataclysm, I think of Covid-19 as a 7 (I think before it is done it will likely take away millions of years of quality of life … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Dictatorship: Its Dangers and Its Design

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from a 2010 paper in the Minnesota Law Review by two Yale University law professors, Sanford Levinson and Jack M. Balkin: “I’m the commander-see, I don’t need to explain-I do not need to explain why I … Continue reading →

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NYT: CARL J. FRIEDRICH DIES AT 83; INFLUENTIAL HARVARD PROFESSOR

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Luke Ford

Joseph Berger wrote in 1983 for the New York Times: Having lived in an era which saw the rise of Nazism and the spread of Communism, Dr. Friedrich sometimes took a dour view of the human inclination for freedom. In … Continue reading →

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Aesthetics & Politics

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Luke Ford

Nick Whitaker: How do you think about aesthetics in political theory? Jonah Bennett: I think aesthetics is one of the more important points in political theory because it’s one of the most immediately legible and visceral. There’s certainly the more … Continue reading →

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