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Arnold Kling
Dec 1, 2022
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This Monday, December 5th, at 8 PM New York time, I suggest we discuss the dichotomy posed by Alana Newhouse recently.

people in his life who, regardless of how they vote or otherwise affiliate, remain invested in the institutions and political ideologies that now leave Ryan cold. Many of them acknowledge that there are problems, even serious ones, with universities, newspapers, nonprofits, both political parties, what have you, but they see these as normal, fixable challenges, not signs of fundamental brokenness. To them, the impulse to consign weighty institutions to the dustbin of history feels impulsive and irresponsible—like arson. To Ryan, staying committed to decrepit structures, and insisting to others that they are fundamentally safe when they’re clearly not, is what feels reckless.

Which side should we take? Try to reform and fix, or try to burn down and start over?

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