In a previous article defending Enlightenment liberalism and its individualistic conception of a universal natural law, I explained that there was an illiberal dimension of the older Scholastic conception of natural law, which was founded on the ancient Greek philosophy of Aristotle and later Christianized by Thomas Aquinas.

Many progressives, such as Robert Reich or Elizabeth Warren, have criticized income inequality. Many of these criticisms stem from arguments such as taxes or poverty. Even though economists such as Phil Gramm, the author of The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate” have debunked similar arguments about inequality in America, in great detail. However, there is an underrated argument by progressives that criticizes inequality.

Modern social engineers view history through a lens of technocratic determinism. They believe society follows a straight, predictable path toward centralized management. Yet this desire to plan human life is an illusion. What elites call “historical inevitability” is merely a bureaucratic narrative meant to paralyze action and shield power from its own failures.