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Peter Critchley

May 10, 20238 min read

Ejecting but not Rejecting Liberalism - the Post-Liberal Case

Ejecting but not Rejecting Liberalism This piece is in response to Steven Tucker's essay The cult of progress: John Stuart Mill’s prison...

Peter Critchley

Mar 27, 20235 min read

The Need to Resolidify

It is interesting to see a quantitative portrayal of the age we have been living through. People will feel the diremption and the...

Peter Critchley

Jul 14, 202215 min read

The Revolution that is Eating Itself

The Revolution that is Eating Itself I will begin with this scathing review of Douglas Murray's "The War on the West" by Patrick Deneen....

Peter Critchley

Feb 13, 202114 min read

Observations on current controversies over Free Speech

Observations on Free Speech If you think a Twitter ban is Orwellian, then you really have been leading a charmed, privileged, and...

Peter Critchley

Sep 4, 201951 min read

Socialism and Liberalism

Socialism and Liberalism Let me start by declaring myself an ‘enemy’ of ‘the Open Society.’ If you are smart enough, you will understand...

Peter Critchley

Sep 6, 20189 min read

The Sick Society

I've just relocated a comment I made on an article written by Domyo Burk, Not Just Guns and Madmen: Our Whole Society Is Insane "A...

Peter Critchley

Jul 30, 201810 min read

Modern Liberal Society - Immoral and Lawless

Modern Liberal Society - Immoral and Lawless These are harsh words on liberalism, so it is worth emphasizing to begin with that...