US policy has moved from Liberalism 2 back toward Liberalism 1.

Evidence

Walzer talks, confusingly (and in view of recent developments, optimistically), about the US “choosing Liberalism 1 from within Liberalism 2.” In fact, recent American public policy with its assault against affirmative action programs in the name of individual liberty looks more like a concerted effort to drag the US back to Liberalism 1 from its brief flirtation with Liberalism 2! — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 404

Categorization

• XREF: The Liberalism 1/2 contrast is a building-block distinction for reading later rollback-of-recognition arguments. — connects to: The United States moved toward higher capacity and lower democracy between 1989 and 2005 — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 424