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The Quest for Community (Again)

Somewhere between the capitalist’s market and the citizen’s state lies the lost land of community, sought after by humane conservatives, liberals, and social democrats alike. Herewith a modest progressive agenda for repairing some of the damage modernity has done to one of civil society’s foundations—the family.
by E.J. Dionne July 1, 1992

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E.J. Dionne

E.J. Dionne Jr. is the co-author of 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting. He is a Washington Post columnist, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a professor at Georgetown University. More by E.J. Dionne

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