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The Paradox of Liberation: Secular Revolutions and Religious Counterrevolutions by michael walzer yale, 192 pages, $26 Michael Walzer’s name is associated with the summons to undertake social criticism that...

Is Democracy Possible Here? Principles for a New Political Debate by Ronald Dworkin Princeton University Press, 192 pages, $19.95 In November 1996, First Things ran a symposium called “The...

Stephen Toulmin’s Return to Reason provides an occasion to reflect on the remarkable fact that our faith in reason is currently on the decline—and that our professors are taking...