Political contestation is premised on offering competing visions of the future, but in a world that has run out of political ideas and no longer harbours any ut... » 

Political contestation is premised on offering competing visions of the future, but in a world that has run out of political ideas and no longer harbours any utopian visions, real political opposition is no longer possible. In particular, Jacoby traces the demise of liberal and leftist politics. «