Three-in-a-row for Amanda Marcotte, on what liberalism is, totally brilliant (can someone hire her, please, for an editorial page?):
The non-ideological era
Liberalism in ascendance
Who Counts?:
...what conservatives mean when they say they're for "small" government and liberals are for "big" government--those adjectives describe the size of the number of people that count as worthy of government attention, protection, and assistance in their view.
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Not the greatest litmus test, but kinda fun and interesting. I'm more conservative than I thought. I was sure I'd get "Raving Atheist Baby-Eating Level Liberal"........
Your Political Profile:
Question below about the details of what conservative Democrats or liberal Republicans might believe, etc. I decided to look for a few questions.