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Liberalism in the US has been at a low ebb ever since WWII. This is evident in the decline in circulation of liberal periodicals as well as in the decline in influence of pol of the left. The decline of pol of the left is attributed to postwar reaction, the Cold War, the rhythm of pol, excessive loyalty enthusiasm, & defense prosperity. The extent of this prosperity, however, is questioned. The absence of an effective & aggressive left has modified the force of moderate liberalism in both ideology & pol. A survey of Coll students at Michigan State U reveals that, while liberalism is still the accepted ideology of a majority of students, it is probably neutralized by an acceptance of the pol'al role of conservative reference groups. AA.

Liberalism in America has been at a low ebb ever since the Second World War. This is evident in the decline in circulation of liberal periodicals as well as in the decline in in fluence of politics of the left. The decline of politics of the left is attributed to postwar reaction, the Cold War, the rhythm of politics, excessive loyalty enthusiasm, and defense prosperity. The extent of this prosperity, however, is questioned. The ab sence of an effective and aggressive left has modified the force of moderate liberalism in both ideology and politics. A survey of college students at Michigan State University reveals that, while liberalism is still the accepted ideology of a majority of students, it is probably neutralized by an acceptance of the po litical role of conservative reference groups.

ARE there any connections between epistemological theories and JTXpolitical doctrines? This question is of more than theoretical interest. If such links exist, it follows that concrete political events are influenced, not only directly by political ideologies, but also, at least indirectly, by abstract philosophical beliefs.

Many liberals of the nineteenth century, and their predecessors of the middle eighteenth, thought the natural condition of men to be one of harmony. Dissension and strife do not inhere in man and society; they arise instead from mistaken belief, inadequate knowledge, and defective governance. With the evils defined, the remedies become clear: educate men and their governors, strip away political abuses. This is one theme in the history of liberal thought. Urged by humane philosophers and supported by pacifistic economists, its appeal in Western society is immense and enduring.There is in liberal thought another theme as well, which is often obscured though it goes back to the earliest philosophers who can fairly be called liberal. Montesquieu, Adam Smith, and Kant made no easy assumptions about the rationality and goodness of man. Among men in nature and states in a world of states, they found not harmony and peace but hostility and war to be the natural condition.