I’m not a big believer in the Liberal Democratic Experiment we have been living since the Enlightenment, which posits some supposed neutral secular space. However, that doesn’t mean I can’t see some of the benefits to this order or its superiority over some other types of political and economic arrangements. Most such things are a mixed bag. Coming from a conservative, fundamentalist/evangelical background I was of course a registered Republican for many years. My leaving the first world entailed also... Read more