Matthew Yglesias on liberalism today

Matthew Yglesias:

The future is uncertain, but liberal overconfidence worries me. Conservatives knew that large elements of their agenda are, when properly understood, broadly unpopular with the electorate. Thus, every political battle is an uphill fight to be taken seriously. Liberals tend to have an odd, persistent conviction that the wool is about to be lifted from the people's eyes and everything will soon be all right. Thus, transient successes breeds complacency, infighting, and ineffectiveness.

The American Prospect