Universal and particular federalism

29th March 2026 Economics, Ethics, Politics, Social, Science

A recent debate between Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel on equality illustrates the older argument in ethics between universalists and particularists. I suggest taking up Piketty's own 'federal' notion as a compromise.

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