In its October 2020 online edition, U.S. political and religious journal First Things published an essay by Gary Saul Morson. The essay, “Suicide of the Liberals”, had such an impact – and, in fact, was First Things’ most-read article for the year – that it merits reflecting on here.
While the term “liberal” as used here does not refer to any political party in the world’s “liberal” democracies (including ours), it is important to take th…