Return of the Strong Gods

Key Insight 1: The Postwar Era is Defined by Anti-Imperatives Against Strong Loyalties

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Key Insight 2: A Postwar Consensus Favored Openness and Weakening to Prevent Strong Gods' Return

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Key Insight 3: Intellectuals Provided the Theories for the Open Society and Spontaneous Order

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Key Insight 4: Therapies of Disenchantment Reduced Truth to Meaning and Interests

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Key Insight 5: The Open Society Ideal Became a Rigid Dogma Enforcing Openness

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Key Insight 6: Economic and Cultural Openness Eroded Solidarity, Creating Homelessness

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Key Insight 7: The Leadership Class is Disconnected From and Contemptuous of Ordinary People

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Key Insight 8: Populism is a Rebellion Against Decadent, Obligatory Openness

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Key Insight 9: The West's Crisis is a Lack of Solidarity from Suppressing Shared Loves

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Key Insight 10: A Humane Future Requires Nurturing Noble Strong Gods

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Key Insight 11: What is "Return of the Strong Gods" by R.R. Reno about?

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Key Insight 12: Why should I read "Return of the Strong Gods" by R.R. Reno?

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