Book

Freedom

An Unruly History

Annelien de Dijn

2022

Harvard University Press

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

Q&A

What We Call Freedom Has Never Been About Being Free

The modern conception of freedom emerged as an antidemocratic reaction by elites who wanted to curtail state power.

by Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, Annelien de Dijn via The Nation on October 29, 2020
Explainer

‘Freedom’ Means Something Different to Liberals and Conservatives

How two competing definitions of the idea evolved over 250 years—and why they remain largely irreconcilable.

by Annelien de Dijn via TIME on August 25, 2020

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A rally and march in New York City demanding that every vote be counted in the general election, despite Trump’s premature claim of victory, on November 4, 2020.

Defend Liberalism? Let’s Fight for Democracy First

America never really was liberal, and that’s not the right fight anyway. The fight now is for democracy.

by Jefferson Cowie via The New Republic on June 21, 2024

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