Source: Law & Liberty
by Michael Lucchese
“Triumphant illiberal forces on the left and right alike have little use for constitutions, free government, or even the American tradition itself. The growing strength of these forces is evidence, as [Samuel] Gregg rightly warns, that ‘the habit of free association is weak in America, and so are the institutions of civil society to which this habit gives rise.’ It certainly seems like Alexis de Tocqueville’s darkest prophecies are coming true. But why are American institutions so weak in the face of illiberalism? In no small measure, it is because of our inability to connect the case for liberty to a larger, transcendent vision of life’s ultimate purpose.” (02/26/25)