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The Case for a Positive Politics

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Towards a Politics of Meaning and Hope We need to start by acknowledging the limitations and opportunities of life What a Truly Positive Politics Looks Like The cultural hegemony of negative politics must be challenged and smashed The Role of Compassion in a Politics of Meaning and Hope It is the starting point of the comeback of positivity politics I Really Hate Dishonesty. Do You? You should, because dishonesty ruins the marketplace of ideas and makes rationality impossible From Anti-Woke to Woke Critical Why it’s time we break decisively from the negative recent past Reimagining What Progressive Means: Five Core Ideas Only a relentlessly positive vision can save us

Reconciling Libertarianism and Reformism

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Reconciling Libertarianism and Reformism Libertarianism needs practicality and credibility, which is what reformism is good at The Road to Reclaiming Libertarianism and Stopping Populism We need to be practical, and emphasize moral values too What is Liberalism and Conservatism? Contrary to popular belief, they are not opposites at all. A Commitment to Reformism Would Have Saved the Intellectual Dark Web Why Jordan Peterson, Dave Rubin, Bret Weinstein etc. ultimately failed us There is No Justice Without Free Speech If you are for practical justice, you need to take a stand against theoretical justice Why Classical Liberals Should Never Give Up on Progressive Politics The right is clearly not a good ‘home’ for us at all

The Case for a Normie Politics

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The Classical Liberal Case for a Normie Politics A Normie View on Wokeness and Left-wing Politics A Normie View on Conservative and Right-Wing Politics The Theory Left is Still a Big Problem for Practical Progress If we want a more rational politics, we really need to face this problem Developing an Even More Accurate Definition of Woke It is actually very simple when you realize it