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What happens when we can longer find the moral arguments to defend democracy?
The following was developed in response to an exchange I had with Paul Bernal on his excellent blog about the UK government’s proposed surveillance powers. In the discussion in previous class on the issue, a student from the former soviet … Continue reading
Posted in education, Government, scholarship, statesmanship
Tagged Democracy, good citizens, James Madison, Michael Sandel, Politics, surveillance powers
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