Welcome back to Fighting Unreason with Reason. This month, I take a look at the larger implications of both the Russia/Ukraine conflict and France’s presidential election. FINDING REASON IN UNREASONABLE TIMES: The Threat of Autocracy Like most of the world, I’ve spent a good deal of the last few months watching Russia lay siege to Ukraine with a horrible dread. Not only do I fear the conflict has the potential to incite a large-scale global conflict, but I worry it illustrates a larger and more significant global battle—one that pits the ascendant model of 21st-century autocracy in direct opposition to the liberal democratic model of an open free society that millions died defending in the 20th century.
Fighting Unreason with Reason
Fighting Unreason with Reason
Fighting Unreason with Reason
Welcome back to Fighting Unreason with Reason. This month, I take a look at the larger implications of both the Russia/Ukraine conflict and France’s presidential election. FINDING REASON IN UNREASONABLE TIMES: The Threat of Autocracy Like most of the world, I’ve spent a good deal of the last few months watching Russia lay siege to Ukraine with a horrible dread. Not only do I fear the conflict has the potential to incite a large-scale global conflict, but I worry it illustrates a larger and more significant global battle—one that pits the ascendant model of 21st-century autocracy in direct opposition to the liberal democratic model of an open free society that millions died defending in the 20th century.