America politics ignores Rawls

The title of this post is a statement I think few would argue with. Despite ruminations by commentators, political philosophy students and, yes, bloggers (including yours truly) the great political philosophers have little effect on the current political climate. Thus, Rawls and Oakeshott haven't won Democrats and Republicans many seats and are unlikely to do so anytime in the near future. For a good rundown on why this is the case check on this post by Neil Sinhababu on how the worth of political philosophy has declined over the past few decades.