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CATEGORY: POLITICS (7 min)
** The Narrowing Aisle in Blue-Collar Politics ([link removed])
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For at least a decade, Western countries thought populism was a right-wing impulse.
But when you look at what’s driving populist movements today, that’s merely an assumption . . .
. . . and it’s not aging well.
The Surprising Similarities in Left and Right Populism
In this week’s Intercollegiate Review article, Nate Hochman explores tectonic shifts in today’s politics:
* the increasingly blurry lines between right and left populism
* the growing divide between “woke” elites and working classes
* the out-of-sync partisan coalitions
These shifts point to a historic opportunity for conservatives.
The question is: Will we take it?
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A Philosophy of Fear—and Society of Scolds ([link removed])
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Fear is a natural response to danger or crisis.
You expect it in times like these.
What you don’t expect is the number of people outraged by the ones who are less fearful.
What gives?
More Afraid of Death Than in Love with Life
In this brilliant essay, Modern Age editor Daniel McCarthy explores the response to COVID-19 through the hard-edged philosophy of Thomas Hobbes.
Hobbes believed societies were built in response to fear.
Given the response of many governments to the coronavirus, you could easily believe that to be true. Is it?
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** The Paradoxes of Identity Politics ([link removed])
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Although many conservatives criticize identity politics (understandably so), few ask questions that deepen our understanding of the issues involved.
In this excellent lecture, Dr. David Corey takes the Socratic approach, asking questions like:
* What is identity politics?
* By whom and when was that term coined?
* What causes it? What motivates it?
By lecture’s end, Corey will have revealed the spirit and paradoxes that truly animate identity politics.
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