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“The End of History?” was more than just commentary; it was an announcement of victory. And yet, nearly a quarter-century later, its author remains unsure if liberalism truly won.

The genuinely oppressed—as opposed to the hustlers of faux outrage—have always known freedom of speech to be their best friend.

The Canadian philosopher holds that we must escape our selfishness to understand ourselves.

Legacies of Cold War Liberalism To promote democratic and egalitarian ideals today, we need to break with the anxieties that drove U.S. politics during the Cold War. President-elect John F. Kennedy with Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. on January 9, 1960 (Bettmann via Getty Images) If war is a force that gives us meaning, as Chris Hedges famously wrote, what purpose remains when the ultimate battle has been won? This question plagued many American intellectuals af...

Lost and Found: A Missing Camus Biography and a Christmas Miracle Credit...Alexis Beauclair Published Dec. 18, 2020Updated Dec. 28, 2020 I had been away from my study in London for six months, but as soon as I got back last December, I sensed that something was wrong. Everything was as I had left it: filing cabinet, desk, lights, reclining chair for reading and napping. The floor-to-ceiling shelves, covering almost every inch of available wall, were stuffed with books, arranged in an order that...