There is so much confusion about the meaning of the term.  In fact, "liberalism" seems to be a word at war with itself.  For example, "illiberal" means "restricting freedom of thought or behavior."  Yet people in government who call themselves "liberal" used the force of law to impose politically correct thought and behavior on a Christian baker who declined to provide a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of his faith.  So we have an illiberal policy, imposed by "liberals."  What is going on here? The key to untangling the confusion is this one remarkable fact: in politics, the term "liberal" today means the precise opposite of what it meant to America's founders.  The important point to understand is that the name of liberalism was confiscated by the political enemies of (true) liberalism.     The term "liberal" comes from the Latin "liber,"...(Read Full Article)