Key ideas from Cass Sunstein

• Liberalism faces threats not from self-undermining but from 'something illiberal in the human heart' - Sunstein
• Rereading 1984 reveals Orwell's complex relationship with tyranny, showing both liberal opposition and erotic fascination
• Immigration enforcement requires illiberal means at margins, creating tension between liberal values and practical border control
• Contemporary liberal philosophy has shifted from philosophers like Rawls to social scientists like behavioral economists
• AI should lack First Amendment rights, but humans interacting with AI retain full speech protections
• Legal system needs new 'right not to be manipulated' similar to privacy rights developed in early 20th century
• The Subjection of Women by Mill remains foundational but can lead to illiberal 'woke' finger-wagging and shaming
• Bob Dylan embodies liberal values through self-invention, freedom, and 'smiling at impermanence' throughout his career