At the end of European Communism, there was a widespread, euphoric hope that freedom and democracy would bring a better life; eventually, though, many lost that hope. The problem, under both Communism and the new liberal dispensation, was that those pursuing grand social projects had embraced ideology instead of philosophy.
considers what an Albanian Marxist philosopher can tell us about liberty in today's world.
For the US, Slovakia's general election may produce another unreliable allied government. But instead of turning a blind eye to such allies, as President Joe Biden has been doing with Poland, or confronting them with an uncompromising stance, the US should spearhead efforts to help mend flawed democracies.
reflect on the outcome of Slovakia's general election in the run-up to Poland's decisive vote.
东京—访谈就是防不胜防。如果一位“无良”访问者想要挖掘某个答案或观点,他完全有权力去编辑、操纵甚至改写访问对象的话。正因如此,我一直会仔细阅读我被媒体引用的言辞。但对于电视或广播采访,我认为这样的扭曲会比较困难。我错了。
不久前,一位日本某电视节目的代表要求采访我。这个节目与一家偏自由派立场的报纸有关,采访的内容是首相安倍晋三的经济改革战略,即“安倍经济学”。我被采访了大约一个小时,我的回答被做进了在工作室录制的一期专家讨论中。
结果和我预想的不一样。平心而论,对于讨论组成员否认安倍经济学的最新成果、持有货币政策无法提振经济,反而可能突然引起恶性通胀的奇怪观点,我并不是十分震惊。这样的论调由来已久,尽管货币政策驱动的低通胀复苏在美国、欧洲和日本进行的十分良好。
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