“Liberal” has become an epithet in American politics. The left wing of the Democratic Party now prefers “progressive”. But author and columnist Adrian Wooldridge argues that classical liberalism—beliefs in individualism, checks on power, and open debate—needs to be tweaked, not abandoned.
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