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Joshua Howard's avatar

You know there are two Jon Favreaus, right? The podcaster is not the actor.

The Freeman's avatar

From the author: "The X post was by the podcaster/Obama speechwriter. I guess I drafted too hastily and assumed that there was only one Jon Favreau!" We imagine Pod Save would be better if the actor Favreau produced it.

Marquis de Baton Rouge's avatar

I was a little confused by that

David Galinsky's avatar

I wish we could get rid of the "classical" part of liberal. Take care.

jabster's avatar

I would say that classical liberalism is leftist to the extent that libertarianism is leftist, probably less so but certainly no more so.

I don't use the term "liberal" anymore unless it's understood that it's classical liberalism from context, or I qualify it as classical liberal. If I'm talking about leftism I refer to it as progressivism.

I like to say that Prohibition, eugenics, and gun control are some things that are progressive but not liberal.