"Whereas liberal scholars view the rule of law as the final authority on value conflicts, Schmitt believed that the sovereign should always have the final say." theatlantic.com/international/… @TheAtlantic #Sovereignty
"Commitments to the rule for law would only undercut a community’s decision-making power, and 'deprive state and politics of their specific meaning.' Such a hamstrung state, according to Schmitt, could not protect its own citizens from external enemies."
"This shift is significant: It marks a move from what had been an illiberal government in Beijing—one that flouts liberal norms as a matter of convenience—to an anti-liberal government—one that repudiates liberal norms as a matter of principle."
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