Summary: Liberalism, once a dominant global ideology promoting individual rights and freedoms, is now in decline. In the U.S. and around the world, political freedoms are eroding, and authoritarian regimes are gaining power. This shift has transformed liberalism into a rebellious stance against rising illiberal forces.
When I was growing up in the 1990s, liberalism — the idea that society should be based around the rights, freedoms, and dignity of individual human beings — was ascendant. (View Highlight)
If you believe that individual human freedom and dignity are paramount, you’re now facing a world that wants to crush your ideals and enslave you to the will of various authoritarians (View Highlight)