Classical liberalism loves appealing to reason, to idealized rationalism. A quirky consequences of this is that they generally think it’s fine to be motivated by idiosyncratic religious beliefs, as long as in the public sphere (classical liberalism also loves “the public sphere”) you present publicly accesible arguments. The idea is it doesn’t really matter what your private motivations are for supporting a particular position or policy because there is a single Truth that we can all arrive at [...] Continue reading ➠

In the violin world when people ask questions like “how do I maintain motivation to keep practicing?” the answer is: habits are better than motivation. Instead of relying on motivation or inspiration to hit, you should make a plan, have a routine, build the habit of practicing day in day out. Politics are the same. When folks ask "how do we get people to care?" the answer is: culture and ideology are better than individual feelings. Instead of hoping people feel moved to act on a specific topic [...] Continue reading ➠