US policy is dragging liberalism back from multicultural to classical form

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

Category: Factual Claims

• SHARE: A pointed observation about how colorblind-individualist rhetoric operates as a regressive political move — worth flagging for anyone tracking race politics in US law.

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