The Utopian Conceit and the War on Freedom

The idealistic belief that a perfect world is possible continues to dwell on existential hope for messianic salvation. This conceit has emerged in the Gnostic sects of early Christianity, in medieval millenarianism, Jacobinism, Marxism, Fascism, and modern-day Salafi Islam. Juliana Geran Pilon explores the roots of this malevolent ideology.