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An odd confluence of ideas on the Bulwark. After reading this, I caught up with Shield of the Republic. Toward the end Eliot and the guest, Constanze Stelzenmuller, spoke of their experiences with Judith Shklar at Harvard. She was a philosopher and political theorist who argued that cruelty was the greatest evil. The guest agreed wholeheartedly, citing her experiences as a journalist in places like Rwanda. And now we have a major party that celebrates evil.

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