[The American Conservative] Freedom Beyond Liberalism

In his latest treatise, Polish sage Ryszard Legutko wrestles the notion of freedom away from the liberal monopolists whom, by promising a human bliss from ever more of it, have instead delivered anxiety and deracination.

The Cunning of Freedom: Saving the Self in an Age of False Idols. By Ryszard Legutko. Encounter Books; 194 pages; $22.95.

Parthenon in Acropolis of Athens (Greece)

Following the @realDonaldTrump and Parler bans a fortnight ago, big tech busters calling for Section 230’s repeal were met with a familiar libertarian reply, one that illuminates not just the right’s fracture over the First Amendment but a larger, quintessentially Western contention over the meaning of freedom itself.

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