Is Democracy a Threat to Liberty?

A lecture sponsored by the Department of Political Science: Presented by Shadia Drury We live in an age in love with democracy. It is considered the gold standard of political order, rationality, prosperity, and well-being. The trouble is that our love for democracy is replete with confusions and even subterfuge. It is my contention that democracy is beloved because it is either confused with other things, or for nefarious reasons that display the defects inherent in democratic politics. In what follows, I will attempt to untangle democracy from other concepts with which is it often confused-especially political and economic liberalism, and examine at least one nefarious reason that makes it as beloved by North American social conservatives as it is by Muslim extremists. Shadia Drury is Canada Research Chair in Social Justice.

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