Not much has improved since Scruton wrote this, or indeed since Murray’s tomes have been published. We can, I suppose, cleve to the saying that it’s always darkest before the dawn.
Nice to see someone else has been revisiting this article. As far as I can tell, you’re right, Chris; with all the will in the world, it’s difficult to think of a single way in which the situation has improved. And, judging by the tone of the beginning of Joe Biden’s presidency, this decade might bring another great lurch towards the culture of repudiation.
Not much has improved since Scruton wrote this, or indeed since Murray’s tomes have been published. We can, I suppose, cleve to the saying that it’s always darkest before the dawn.
Nice to see someone else has been revisiting this article. As far as I can tell, you’re right, Chris; with all the will in the world, it’s difficult to think of a single way in which the situation has improved. And, judging by the tone of the beginning of Joe Biden’s presidency, this decade might bring another great lurch towards the culture of repudiation.