Hypothesis: 'populism' became a liberal bogeyman once the liberal romance with 'civil society' turned sour, driven by the realization that associative activity and mobilization is by no means intrinsically liberal.
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Wait, Woodrow Wilson as a progressive? What's progressive mean in this context?
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capital-P - elite technocrat
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The Nation used to editorialize in favor of chain stores when the populists, with their small business base, favored restrictions - thought the populist attitude towards consolidation was like Bryan’s toward evolution
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I thought it was funny the 2000s Nation published pieces against Walmart when the 1910s Nation would have been pro.
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I never imagined that Wilson wanted that but rather he was forced for pragmatic reasons
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