Dec 17 2023
In the aftermath of the Second World War, many prominent liberals looked
towards the future with eyes of disillusion and fear. In response they
jettisoned key progressive ideals of the Enlightenment, such as equality
and perfectibility, and formulated a defence of liberty in opposition to
communism and totalitarianism more generally. In his new book, Samuel Moyn
argues that the intellectual architects of Cold War liberalism truncated
the liberal tradition and thereby left a disastrous legacy, leaving
liberals unable to address the problems that face us today.
towards the future with eyes of disillusion and fear. In response they
jettisoned key progressive ideals of the Enlightenment, such as equality
and perfectibility, and formulated a defence of liberty in opposition to
communism and totalitarianism more generally. In his new book, Samuel Moyn
argues that the intellectual architects of Cold War liberalism truncated
the liberal tradition and thereby left a disastrous legacy, leaving
liberals unable to address the problems that face us today.