The essence of contemporary liberalism

Liberalism has become one of those Orwellian words like 'manager' and 'risk' that mean all things to all people. The difference between a contemporary liberal and a classic liberal couldn't be more stark!

This article is about the US Democrat's finally having the opportunity to act like 'contemporary liberals' the essence of which is ...

The essence of contemporary liberalism is the illiberal conviction that Americans citizens, in their comprehensive incompetence, need minute supervision by government, which liberals believe exists to spare citizens the torture of thinking and choosing.