The Steep Price of Declining Civility

The Steep Price of Declining Civility
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Barry Brownstein
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Commentary
Civilization is fragile. Countless social and commercial interactions build civilization. In one of his most essential essays, “Individualism: True and False,” F. A. Hayek warns, “While it may not be difficult to destroy the spontaneous formations which are the indispensable bases of a free civilization, it may be beyond our power deliberately to reconstruct such a civilization once these foundations are destroyed.”
Barry Brownstein
Barry Brownstein
Author
Barry Brownstein is professor emeritus of economics and leadership at the University of Baltimore. He is the author of “The Inner-Work of Leadership,” and his essays have appeared in publications such as the Foundation for Economic Education and Intellectual Takeout.