James Fitzjames Stephen is not a well-known name these days. He was a 19th century English judge and author of a decent sized body of work. Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity was his magnum opus, and chapter 4 of that remarkably little known book has much to say about the state of political discussion in the early 21st century. In a recent discussion of Mill’s On Liberty, I had occasion to note the mixed effects Mill’s argument is having on college campuses these days. On the one hand, … [Read more...] about Too Much Talk About Liberty?
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