Liberalism in the philosophical sense is the broad family of political doctrines that center on equality and freedom: holding ...

The Cycles of American History foresaw American voter dealignment, and an electronic age that would see voters prioritize ...

How liberalism sabotaged itself: Are Cold War intellectuals to blame? Historian Samuel Moyn's account of the downfall of liberalism raises intriguing questions — but can't answer them ...

Dr. Moyn is a professor at Yale and the author of the forthcoming book “Liberalism Against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times.” Liberalism is under siege. It is not ...

In “Liberalism Against Itself,” Samuel Moyn stresses the need to resuscitate an earlier and more rousing wave of thinkers.

Cold War liberalism was a catastrophe—for liberalism. This distinct body of liberal thought says that freedom comes first, that the enemies of liberty are the first priority to confront and contain in ...

While in many ways their careers ran parallel to each other, the two philosophers disagreed about whether liberalism could—and should—be saved.

The tenor of J. Gerald Kennedy’s recent letter stipulating that liberalism is more prevalent on college campuses because it is somehow more intellectual illustrates the real problem.

There is plenty of talk of threats to 'Our Democracy,' but what is really in danger today is the classical liberal tradition of natural rights.

I have always found celebrating America’s independence to be a joy. America was the first nation founded on idea, and that ...

When the New York Times columnist told the Daily Show host about out-of-control regulations ruining a Biden administration rural broadband program, the clip went viral, with Elon Musk’s help. But the ...