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Does Liberalism Have An Aesthetic? - by Cass Sunstein

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Who Is Liberalism's Riefenstahl?

1 “There are reams of writing about fascist military parades and socialist-realist murals, yet there is almost nothing comparable about the dull tint at the end of history. Where is liberalism’s ‘Fascinating Fascism’? Who is its Riefenstahl?” So writes Becca Rothfeld, in an energetic, sharp, fun, and highly critical review of two books, one by yours truly (On Liberalism, if you want to know). https://thepointmag.com/criticism/listless-liberalism/ Rothfeld’s review is called Listless Liberalism (ouch). On my little effort, she writes: “The book’s first chapter, a list of statements about…

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