My First Revelation
One of the first things I learned in one of my Introduction to Public Affairs-type courses at James Madison College was the textbook definition of “liberalism.” For the longest time, I identified as one, so it amazed me was how American media had bastardized the academic concept and came up with “Liberals” (with a capital L) to be one of socialist leanings. All my life, I considered myself a Liberal, which I was due to social construction. In learning about actual liberalism, I realized how true it was to my own personal identification.