Is liberalism really kaput?

Subject: Is liberalism really kaput? Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:18 pm

Authentic liberals need to muscle up for the fight of their lives

Is liberalism really kaput? 20191207_OPP503

IN THE 19TH century, liberals freed the slaves and freed trade. In the 20th century, they won women the right to vote, introduced social security, secured civil rights and helped beat back bloody dictatorships. In the 21st century, they are depicted as sniveling wimps and are reviled. What happened?
James Traub, an American journalist and historian, asks this question in his latest book, “What Was Liberalism? The Past, Present and Promise of a Noble Idea” (Basic Books, 2019). After tracing its history, the book considers the current day, when human dignity and freedom is under assault, and the very idea of truth is imperiled.

Yet society has been there before, as Mr Traub explains in the short interview below. It is followed by an excerpt from the book on the reaction to totalitarianism, notably by George Orwell.

More: https://www.economist.com/open-future/2019/12/04/is-liberalism-really-kaput

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Is liberalism really kaput?

Is liberalism really kaput?

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