Modern Europe and the Enlightenment—A Review
Modern Europe and the Enlightenment opens by presenting a balanced examination and robust summary of Enlightenment values.
A collection of 72 posts
Modern Europe and the Enlightenment opens by presenting a balanced examination and robust summary of Enlightenment values.
Europe has benefited greatly from the fact that the dominant power for the past 75 years has been a liberal democracy—a flawed liberal democracy, no doubt, but a liberal democracy all the same.
Skeptics say these are fiddled figures that don’t account for the “explosion” of zero hours contracts.
It is naïve to imagine that female voters will necessarily support feminist goals, even when they would benefit from them. Feminists have known this for a long time.
This will make the internet a much less free place to speak compared to Speakers’ Corner at Hyde Park—the place which is supposed to represent Britain’s commitment to free speech.
Immigration, Islamism and integration are salient issues even in the happiest place on earth.
An elite discourse condones destructive behavior and reinterprets a denigrating hand-to-mouth existence as an alternative lifestyle
In terms of culture, Afghanistan is the opposite of Sweden.
How much longer people are going to listen to these modern soothsayers. At this point, they are naked lobbyists for entrenched special interests.
Knox found the fortitude to survive her crucible and the talent to start over. Hers is a voice I will definitely be waiting to hear more of.
If one is serious about defending liberal order, then one should be prepared to spend. After all, freedom isn’t free, and Uncle Sucker won’t be there forever.
The real task is to regain popular trust and a place in the life of ordinary people.