Success turned liberals into a complacent elite. They need to rekindle their desire for radicalism
For The Economist this is profoundly worrying. We were created 175 years ago to campaign for liberalism—not the leftish “progressivism” of American university campuses or the rightish “ultraliberalism” conjured up by the French commentariat, but a universal commitment to individual dignity, open markets, limited government and a faith in human progress brought about by debate and reform.
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2018/09/13/a-manifesto-for-renewing-liberalism