In today's post, I will present a general theory of liberalism and conservatism that incorporates modern social science research. I will begin with examples of liberal and conservative attitudes in ...

In “Totalitarianism and the Role of Intellectuals” (The Review, May 9), Paul Berman advocates a two-pronged approach to fighting what he claims is the premier threat to liberalism -- so-called “Muslim ...

The Ideas That Conquered the World Peace, Democracy, and Free Markets in the Twenty-first Century by Michael Mandelbaum Public Affairs, 512 pp., $30 DID SEPTEMBER 11 change anything? Do the terrorist ...

It is not at all clear whether contemporary liberalism, in its many modes of expression, has betrayed its own tradition in relation to religion or, rather, if what we are witnessing is a gradual and ...

Francis Fukuyama’s new book joins several from recent years in defining liberalism and arguing for its continued relevance. By Jennifer Szalai Last week, I had the surreal experience of reading my way ...

I sometimes marvel that liberalism manages to hold its own in this, or really any, country. Its insistence upon openness to change and new ways of thinking is, let’s admit it, a pretty large boulder ...