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Classically "neoliberalism" in political science terms referred to people devoted to libertarian/Ayn Randian/Austrian School of Economics-type extreme free-marketism. It isn't the sort of ideology embraced by modern liberals. Now it is used to slur anyone not on the socialist left (and...

We are in a funny situation in the United States where conservatives insult "liberals" as "leftists," and leftists insult liberals as "neoliberals." Which is why the center did not hold. Bill

No, I think most American liberals see themselves as part of a mainstream political center, to the left of that center, but not as leftists. That isn't to say that we haven't seen tremendous friction here between liberal supporters of Hillary Clinton and those on the left who supported Bernie...

My understanding is that the situation in the UK is basically the same as in the US. That every government since Thacher has been labeled "neoliberal" included Tony Blair. Now some on the left may not be enamored with Tony Blair, but he isn't Ayn Rand or Fredrich Hayak. The term has devolved...

Words evolve, but in this case it has changed from a term to (rightly) refer to people like Hayek in a politically neutral fashion to a way to slur people like Hillary Clinton and Tony Blair for beng insufficiently socialist through a deliberate misuse of an established term with an established...

I assumed you were unaware of just how inflammatory the term neoliberalism has become, or I'd suspect you'd have made a different decision. Bill

The problem, as I see it, is that while the term "neoliberalism" has a well-established meaning in political science (referring to those who embrace "Austrian School Economics or "libertarianism") it has as of late devolved into a slur against liberals who do not self-identify as "neoliberals"...

@Squeezy I have never had migraines. I have had 30+ years of brain-fog (that sometimes feels like a dull headache), but acute and painful headaches are very rare events with me. As I have mentioned in other threads, when my fatigue started worsening about a year and a half ago (going from a...

Yes, here are some things that have pretty much gone away: Bed soaking night sweats These were a dramatic feature of my early illness--something I'd never experienced previously--and if I was with it enough to act on my needs, something that necessitated layers of toweling be placed under me if...