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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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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.
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Adrian Daub / Made By History, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
And that Deneen’s contention that liberalism failed us is backward.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Harris is the biracial daughter of immigrants whose career was forged by the rough-and-tumble Democratic politics of the Bay Area — a place nationally synonymous with West Coast liberalism.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Green’s novel was published in 2017, but in 2024, the film adaptation feels somewhat outdated in its optimistic liberalism and focus on individual responsibility for mental healthcare.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
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Adrian Daub / Made By History, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
And that Deneen’s contention that liberalism failed us is backward.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Harris is the biracial daughter of immigrants whose career was forged by the rough-and-tumble Democratic politics of the Bay Area — a place nationally synonymous with West Coast liberalism.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Green’s novel was published in 2017, but in 2024, the film adaptation feels somewhat outdated in its optimistic liberalism and focus on individual responsibility for mental healthcare.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
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