The three crises of liberal democracy | Ganesh Sitaraman

We now swim in dangerous waters, and we can no longer take the persistence of liberal democracy for grantedOver the past few years, I have frequently been reminded of David Foster Wallace’s commencement address at Kenyon College in 2005. Wallace began with the story of two fish swimming together, when an older fish swims by and says “Morning boys, how’s the water?” After the old fish swims away, one says to the other, “What the hell is water?”Related: The Peop