“Those who are actually liberal, in the broadest sense of the word, whether left liberal, right liberal, classical liberal, conservative democratic or uncategorizable, are committed to a shared set of minimal basic norms: pluralism, democracy, and an effective state that doesn’t exceed its bounds… “Professional friendships, funding relationships etc are fungible. Basic philosophical commitments are not.”
There is an exit
Last week, I finished reading an advance copy of Cory Doctorow’s Picks and Shovels. No spoilers about plot specifics, but the novel has a lot to say about two things. First, how Silicon Valle…
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