<p>A liberal society is necessarily an open and diverse one. When people are free to move and free to choose, a country's population and culture will reflect all those differences in tastes, preferences, and ways of living. And that's part of what makes liberalism so great.</p><br><p>But a pluralistic society can be bothersome for those who'd prefer everyone be just like them. And if those sorts get uncomfortable enough with cultural diversity and dynamism, they can turn against liberalism itself.</p><br><p>To help think through these tensions, and how liberalism can defend itself against those who would rather it weren't so diverse, I've brought on my friend <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jacobtlevy.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jacob T. Levy</a>. He's the Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory at McGill University and author of the terrific book <a href="https://amzn.to/3WU90KY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom</em></a>.</p><br><p><strong>Want to listen to new episodes of <em>ReImagining Liberty</em> two weeks early? </strong><a href="https://www.reimaginingliberty.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Become a supporter</strong></a><strong> and get early access and other perks.</strong></p><br><p><em>Produced by </em><a href="https://landryayres.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Landry Ayres</em></a><em>. Podcast art by </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sergio R. M. Duarte</em></a><em>. Music by </em><a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/3755-finding-the-balance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Kevin MacLeod</em></a><em>.</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
