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Jun. 25, 2021
Liberalism’s bloody backstories
“Yes, I am a liberal,” said Justice Louis Brandeis. “I call it Civilization.” Pankaj Mishra’s book “Bland Fanatics” takes us back to a time when this statement descends from the simple to the simplistic.
Richard Wirick
Partner
Risk Management and Insurance Litigation (RMIL) Practice Group at Haight, Brown & Bonesteel LLP (Haight).
"Yes, I am a liberal," said Justice Louis Brandeis. "I call it Civilization." Pankaj Mishra's book "Bland Fanatics" takes us back to a time when this statement descends from the simple to the simplistic. The world Brandeis travelled in -- journalists like Walter Lippman, Phillip Rahv and Richard Hofstadler -- may have been magnanimous and inclusive intellects. But there are pockets of liberalism's history that show embarrassing gaps in its humanity and intellectual or...
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