Noun
Illiberality.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMichael Mann in his book The Dark Side of Democracy(2004), reminded us that elections can generate the worst type of illiberalism. Source: Internet
He notes that while the contemporary threat of illiberalism is real, liberalism itself has not done nearly enough to save the planet from catastrophic climate change. Source: Internet
He’s also an expert on how democracies backslide into illiberalism — which was the topic of our first conversation on this podcast. Source: Internet
One of the more egregious recent examples of left-wing illiberalism is the firing of David Shor, a data analyst at the progressive consulting firm Civis Analytics. Source: Internet