mark lilla

The problem with America lies in our choice of heroes

Summary:  We choose our heroes unconsciously, choices which shape our daytime actions.  Our modern heroes serve us poorly, pointing to our weaknesses and away from our historic strengths.  This is the fourth in a series about our struggle to adjust to the new century; links to the other chapters appear at the end. “The myth …

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The Decline of the State in Europe and the US, a big but invisible theme of current news

Events in Europe and the US play out as an almost mathematical proof of Martin van Creveld’s forecast that the 21st century would see the decline of the nation-state.  In Europe’s it’s  plain to see, if invisible to its elites.  Ditto in the US.  Here’s one example of the State’s decline, an excerpt from “The …

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