Suchergebnisse

Meilaender reviews 'The New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to Integration' by Carol M. Swain.

'The Dying of the Light: The Disengagement of Colleges and Universities From Their Christian Churches' by James Tunstead Burtchaell is reviewed.

Changes in the global political order have combined with dominant trends in liberal political philosophy to spark increasing scholarly criticism of the state's traditional right to regulate immigration according to its own national identity. In the face of these political and scholarly trends, Meilaender offers a strong yet thoughtful defense of that right, arguing that, within broad limitations, states may legitimately exercise wide discretion in crafting immigrations policies that reflect their own particular visions of political community. The concrete issue of immigration thus serves as a lens through which to focus on abiding dilemmas of politics and culture that lie at the heart of political philosophy.

In Politics and Passion Michael Walzer explores two problems of liberal democratic theory: its refusal to acknowledge the place of passion in politics, & its difficulty in making place for involuntary associations (especially illiberal ones) that shape the character of citizens. Against a background of appreciation for his concerns & arguments, I ask whether his account of involuntary associations is sufficiently complicated or sufficiently rich metaphysically. References. Adapted from the source document.