vital center

In fact, Schlesinger's best-known book, "The Vital Center," defended New Deal-style liberal democracy against both communism and fascism, and the fact that he's mentioned only in passing is indicative of Moyn's selective method.

This is currently the vital center of the Party of Lincoln.

It remains a politically marginalized community of Black Puerto Ricans, Afrodescendientes — Lind-Ramos is one — and a vital center of Afro-Caribbean culture on the island.

He reminds free societies that there can still be a vital center in politics, at least when it comes to things that matter.

For the next couple of weeks, he must give his all to the electoral fight, for France’s sake and for the sake of Europe’s vital center.