(Source: The Heritage Foundation) September 22, 2016 | First Principles Series Report on Political Thought By Jerome C. Foss, PhD The political thought of John Rawls has distorted the way many Americans think and speak about political life-whether they realize it or not. In particular, Rawls's writings have helped to undermine limited government, encouraged identity politics and judicial supremacy, and delegitimized appeals to religion in the public square. Identity politics inevitably leads to political polarization and political correctness, which prevents the prudential decision-making that the U.S. Constitution is meant to protect. Rawls's encouragement of judicial supremacy and activist...
↧