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During part of the week I attended Liberalism for the 21st Century—LibCon 2026—a yearly conference organized by the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism, a relatively new entity steered by my friend Shika Dalmia, who has long been associated with Reason magazine and now serves as publisher of the UnPopulist.
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