The politics of utopia

Gideon Strauss is at it again. He has once again entertained his readers by setting forth the contours of his own personal utopia. As a neocalvinist with antirevolutionary roots, I myself have never been fond of efforts to establish utopias, especially by political means. They too often lead to the GULag. That said, I imagine that if Gideon's aspirations were ever to produce a GULag, it would be a most urbane and civilized place, complete with wine and cheese parties for the inmates.