Annie
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It's a given that Goldberg is not the favorite of most self-defined liberals, so ignore that he's the author, feel free to disagree with his inferences that he sets up. Instead, what about the main thesis? Are we in a period of a new political/economic paradigm?
Townhall - Jonah Goldberg - When Did the Rules Change? - Full Article
Townhall - Jonah Goldberg - When Did the Rules Change? - Full Article
Jonah Goldberg When Did the Rules Change?
When Rome was "falling," did it feel like it? When all of the tasty, leafy fronds started vanishing, did the dinosaurs say, "So this is what extinction looks like"? When British troops signed up for a quick war, they expected to be "home by Christmas." They certainly didn't say "goodbye to all that" -- in the words of Robert Graves -- until long after they realized "all that" had in fact disappeared.
I'm beginning to wonder if the political moment is much, much, more significant than most of us realize. The rules may have changed in ways no one would have predicted two years ago. And perhaps 10 years from now we'll look back on this moment and it will all seem so obvious.
In 2008, American liberalism seemed poised for its comeback. The pendulum of Arthur Schlesinger's "cycle of history" was swinging back toward a new progressive era. Obama would be the liberal Reagan...