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a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
liberalism had always claimed to stand for the greatest social good
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Nixon and Reagan cast themselves as warriors against the liberalism that began with the New Deal and spread to many parts of American life, from civil rights to a government safety net.
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Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
If the cultural advantages of liberalism have given it a more pointed politics in places where politics lacks worldly consequences, its real-world politics can seem curiously blunted.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Since its debut, The Morning Show has become the template for TV news liberalism, with Aniston, Witherspoon, and other female cast members acting as models for the behavior of the nation’s TV newswomen.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
Reagan’s anti-Berkeley campaign provided a blueprint for reactionary politics moving forward; going through a performance of disaffection from the university was a way to gesture towards (without always admitting) a broader disaffection with liberalism.
—Adrian Daub / Made By History, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
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Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
If the cultural advantages of liberalism have given it a more pointed politics in places where politics lacks worldly consequences, its real-world politics can seem curiously blunted.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Since its debut, The Morning Show has become the template for TV news liberalism, with Aniston, Witherspoon, and other female cast members acting as models for the behavior of the nation’s TV newswomen.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
Reagan’s anti-Berkeley campaign provided a blueprint for reactionary politics moving forward; going through a performance of disaffection from the university was a way to gesture towards (without always admitting) a broader disaffection with liberalism.
—Adrian Daub / Made By History, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Liberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberalism. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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