William A. Galston

A renowned political theorist offers a road map to the dark forces that threaten democracy Anger, Fear, Domination explores the threats to liberal democracy. Liberalism, ideally founded on self-interest moderated by reason and emotions like patriotism, self-sacrifice, and empathy, is under strain. William A. Galston argues that defending liberal democracy necessitates understanding the dark forces that liberal institutions seek to...

A renowned political theorist offers a road map to the dark forces that threaten democracy. Politics is different now because something awful has been unleashed. William A. Galston defines this awful thing in his fantastic new book, Anger, Fear, Domination."—David Brooks, New York Times Liberalism orients itself around the idea of self-interest tempered by reason, with the addition of civically...