Monday, January 29, 2007

"Liberalism" and Its Discontents

"The term connects us to our past--to names like Roosevelt and Truman, Acheson and Schelsinger, Keynes and Galbraith. These people did more than simply improve everyday life for most Americans. They and their acolytes helped save capitalism from both its threats abroad and its contradictions within. That's a pretty impressive legacy."

Jonathan Cohn in The New Republic argues in favor of embracing the "liberal" label.

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