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Everyone Was a Liberal
On the Left, ‘neoliberal’ is an epithet but, not long ago, everyone wanted to be liberal. Will anyone claim liberalism?
Aeon,
2016
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In this dissection of a common and often-times conflicting term in the United States’ political history’s lexicon, author and professor Lawrence Glickman explores in detail the term “liberalism.” Glickman explains how both Republicans and Democrats have at one time or another claimed themselves to be liberals. He further describes the role, response and current status of the word. getAbstract recommends this analysis to anyone who wants to dive deeper into how definitions change in American politics.
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Lawrence Glickman, PhD, is a history professor at Cornell University. His is the author of Buying Power: A History of Consumer Activism in America and A Living Wage: American Workers and the Making of Consumer Society.
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