Having read most of the book now, I can say this is not actually fair. Boring liberal immigration and family formation policies will cause population growth to speed up, THAT will create political externalities, and liberals need a framework for fighting through the backlash.
https://twitter.com/JonWalkerDC/status/1306972474085527555
Liberalizing these policies is the right thing to do on its own terms, and it’s obviously possible to promote them without an overarching appeal to American greatness. But without the appeal, the gains will be in greater jeopardy than they would otherwise be.
And yes, it works both ways. The assertion that American greatness is an outgrowth of liberal ideas lends all kinds of ideas the advantages of incumbency and an on-offense posture.
https://twitter.com/aviandentures/status/1307373838892781572
Anyhow, Matt’s my friend so I’m probably not the best validator, but I’m also glad I bought the book for these reasons. It might or might not persuade non-liberals, but it’s helped me (and will help other readers) find new and greater value in ideas they may already support.
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