Daniel Chirot for PS On Point: Higher Education and the Crisis of Democracy

Daniel Chirot reviews three recent books that aim to defend liberal education in an age of anti-liberal extremes. [View this message in a web browser]( [PS On Point]( JANUARY 28, 2022 Three recent books by established academics add to the chorus of those decrying the slow and steady death of what used to be called a “liberal education.” Because a proper understanding of history and human complexity is necessary for democracy, Daniel Chirot of the University of Washington thinks the authors are right to worry. [Read more](. On Point [Higher Education and the Crisis of Democracy]( [Higher Education and the Crisis of Democracy]( By Daniel Chirot What started as abstruse arguments in the ivory tower have now fully consumed American politics, and not for the better. Without a return to basic principles and traditional liberal curricula in higher education, America's days as an open, tolerant, well-functioning democracy could be numbered. [Read more]( [PS Events: Generation Green. Watch now.]( The Big Picture [Putin’s Poker]( [Putin’s Poker]( Featuring Nina L. Khrushcheva, Javier Solana, Robert Skidelsky, and more History looms large in the current high-stakes standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine, and a wide range of outcomes remains possible. How hard a line toward the Kremlin should the leading Western powers take, and can they present a united front? [Read more]( Previously in On Point [The Pandemic and Our Broken Social Contracts]( [The Pandemic and Our Broken Social Contracts]( By Minouche Shafik Many of the norms and institutions underpinning contemporary society were forged in and for a bygone era, and now have created a mismatch between people's expectations and their reality. It is little wonder that the pandemic has highlighted the erosion of people's sense of mutual obligation and social trust. [Read more]( [Subscribe now to receive your copy of The Year Ahead 2022: Reckonings]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.