The paranoid neurotic style of postmodernism

Distrust, cynicism and paranoia triumph. What role has the hermeneutic tradition of critique and suspicion played in the erosion of the public trust? What is our share of the responsibility in helping democracies to heal?

Deadline for submissions: Sunday, July 26, 2026

Kyle Rokes, University of California Santa Barbara (kyle_rokes@ucsb.edu )