The Enlightenment project gave us the modern world, but it has always had weaknesses. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHill pointed out that the forces of the Enlightenment have always defeated the anti-Enlightenment threats. When the Cold War ended, the Enlightenment project seemed utterly triumphant. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWhen Trump calls the media the “enemy of the people” he is going after the system of conversation, debate and inquiry that is the foundation for the entire Enlightenment project. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWe live in a time when many people have lost faith in the Enlightenment habits and institutions.

Source: New York Times February 28, 2017 08:15 UTC