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October 23, 2023

A Vigorous Defense of Liberalism Leaves No Room for the Religious

Excluding Orthodox Jews from a philosophy of inclusion.

In the realm of ideas, Charles Lesch finds much to praise about The Struggle for a Decent Politics, the Jewish political philosopher Michael Walzer’s new defense, and reconceptualization, of liberalism. Walzer argues for “liberal” to be understood not as a dogma but as an attitude or disposition that all kinds of different people—with different beliefs, concerns, and affiliations—can adopt. All but some, that is:

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