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In recent years, critical theorists such as Amy Allen and Robert Nichols have aimed to "decolonize critical theory," by which they mean to make the tradition of critical theory less hostile to, and more compatible with, the ideas and movements of Indigenous peoples. In this article, however, I argue these efforts have failed to consider the relationship of two key elements of critical theory with Indigenous thought: that all normativity is generated immanently to historically and socially located struggle, and that normativity is negatively defined. These two elements, I argue, are not fully endorsed in the work of many Indigenous thinkers. By drawing on the work of a diverse group of contemporary Indigenous scholars, I show, first, that nature is generally a relevant normative category in Indigenous thinking in a way that is irreducible to historical location. Second, I argue that for many Native scholars, right action is not simply a matter of resisting colonialism. While resistance features heavily, of course, I suggest that Indigenous thinking often includes a substantive positive vision of living well that has not—as of yet—been considered by critical theorists.

AbstractRenewed calls for Indigenous sovereignty in North America have led some scholars to search Western philosophy for thinking that affirms these claims. Many suggest that the common law tradition offers resources to do so. In this article, I argue that common law is limited in its capacity to endorse Indigenous political legitimacy. Instead, I suggest that supportive elements in common law are trace remnants of natural law thinking. Further, natural law as a concept resonates with contemporary Indigenous philosophy that maintains that nonhuman nature is suffused with morality and normativity, making the natural law tradition worth considering for defenses of Indigenous sovereignty. I propose beginning with the work of Bartolomé de las Casas. While my aim is not to defend either Lascasian nor Indigenous natural law, I conclude that they should be part of efforts to understand the ongoing conflicts between Indigenous nations and colonial states.

Far-right newspeak and the fragility of liberal democracy / A. James McAdams -- Masters of contemporary newspeak : Tucker Carlson, Marine Le Pen, and Jordan Peterson / A. James McAdams -- "We are looking for a new feminism" : Marine Le Pen's reappropriation of the liberal language of women's rights and gender equality / Sarah Shurts -- Far-right politics in the Czech Republic : Tomio Okamura's liberal language and populist playbook / Petra Mlejnková -- The transition from liberal to illiberal constitutionalism in Poland and Hungary : the language of rights and equality / Tímea Drinóczi and Agnieszka Bień-Kacała -- When legal language meets apocalypse anxiety : democracy, constitutional scholars, and the rise of the German far right after 2015 / Frank Wolff -- From practical critics to hateful malcontents : the rise and fall of the online "manosphere" / George Hawley -- Forced to be free? : America's "postliberals" on freedom and liberty / Laura K. Field -- Shine a light or burn it down? : conspiracism and liberal ideas / Steven Pittz -- Against the global prison-society : the far right's language of the opposition to the great reset / José Pedro Zúquete -- Hard men, hard money, hardening right : Bitcoin, Peter Thiel, and Schmittian states of exception / Josh Vandiver -- Liberalism's vulnerabilities and two paths for the future / Samuel Piccolo.

"This book is the first systematic, multi-country exploration of far-right newspeak. The contributors analyze the ways in which contemporary far-right politicians, intellectuals, and pundits use and abuse traditional liberal concepts and ideas to justify positions that threaten democratic institutions and liberal principles. They explore cases of both far-right and right-wing thought in eastern and western Europe, the United States, and Canada. Subjects include well-known figures, such as Marine Le Pen, Tucker Carlson, Peter Thiel, Nick Griffin, Thierry Baudet, Jordan Peterson, Russell Brand, and Viktor Orbán, and lesser-known names, such as the Czech politician Tomio Okamura and the internet personality "Raw Egg Nationalist". The contributors examine these figures' claims about hot-button issues, including immigration, Islam, race, Covid-19 policies, feminism, monetary policy, and free speech. The book demonstrates that mainstream politicians and intellectuals are at risk of losing control over the definitions of the very concepts, including equal rights, racial and ethnic diversity, and political tolerance, that undergird their vision of liberal democracy. It will be of interest to scholars, journalists, policy makers, political scientists, historians, political theorists, sociologists, and general audiences concerned about the sophisticated efforts of far-right and right-wing politicians and pundits to undermine the foundations of liberal democracy"--