The Moral and the Practical: Choosing Sides on Political Progress

All law and governance is understood as a tradeoff between freedom and communal responsibility. Yet the question of where to place the dividing line, how far to extend this tradeoff, lies at the root of some of our most contentious issues.

When we look at the history and various manifestations of this choice, it becomes evident there is no one settled answer -- and that dynamism in itself demonstrates an answer of a different kind.