In Democratic Individuality, I argued that at a high level of abstraction, modern conservatives, liberals and radicals believe that the best economic, social and political institutions foster each person’s individuality. Their differences are largely empirical or social theoretical. All clash with modern authoritarians. I will take up practical issues such as torture and the lineage of the neocons and link them to larger issues in how we conceive a decent regime, locally and internationally.
Daily Beast MASTER PLAN The Far-Right Book Every Russian General Reads Alexander Dugin is a far-right Russian theorist who might be dismissed as a crackpot if his ideas for a fascist empire weren’t required reading for Russia’s military high command. ALAN GILBERT 02.26.18 5:13 AM ET PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY LYNE LUCIEN/THE DAILY BEAST In his …