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"In American politics, at least since the Civil War, the great philosophical divide is between "progressives" and "founders" of the American regime. The quarrel has come to be defined in the media as a contest between liberals and conservatives. This book explores the ideological underpinnings of American progressivism. In doing so, it examines the foundations of modern liberalism and conservatism. The fundamental problem of any science of politics is to explain, however imperfectly, the sources of justice and injustice in politics: What are the "self-evident truths" that inform and drive the public debates? Over time the foundational arguments for justice and injustice, what people regard as self-evident truths, do change. This process of change is at the heart of progressivism. The original arguments of the progressive movement are obscured or largely forgotten in contemporary political debates. But in a myriad of ways, the original progressive arguments continue to reverberate. They need to be more fully explored and understood in order to seriously engage the differences between liberals and conservatives. Such differences are not likely to be overcome simply by a study of the roots of progressivism, but it is a first step in a more rational debate, which this book will inspire."--Provided by publisher.

Chapter I Th e Progressive Project: Darwinian Foundations and Political Science -- chapter II Natural Law and Historical Authority in the Progressive Project -- chapter III Progressive Democracy -- chapter IV Th e Methodology of Progressive Political Science -- chapter V Progressivism and Its Discontents.

"Debate among progressives about the most suitable means for the promotion of progressive ends persists. The book shows that the choice depends upon shifting coalitions; political leadership; developments in culture, economics, demography, and technology; actions and events beyond our borders; and not least engagement with that larger liberalism that undergirds the American constitutional order and so connects the varieties of progressivism to the varieties of conservatism in America."--Jacket

"This book focuses on the debates within the party of progress about how best to increase opportunity in America and to make social and political life more inclusive and equal." "The contributors to this volume bring to their task a wealth of expertise and an array of perspectives. Examining the Old Democrats who arose in the New Deal and gave shape to the modern Democratic Party, the Clinton-era New Democrats who sought to moderate the party's message, and the future of progressivism in America, they clarify the moral underpinnings and the political implications of the varieties of progressivism in America."

In American politics, at least since the Civil War, the great philosophical divide is between "progressives" and "founders" of the American regime. The quarrel has come to be defined in the media as a contest between liberals and conservatives. This book explores the ideological underpinnings of American progressivism. In doing so, it examines the foundations of modern liberalism and conservatism. The fundamental problem of any science of politics is to explain, however imperfectly, the sources of justice and injustice in politics: What are the "self-evident truths" that inform and drive the public debates? Over time the foundational arguments for justice and injustice, what people regard as self-evident truths, do change. This process of change is at the heart of progressivism. The original arguments of the progressive movement are obscured or largely forgotten in contemporary political debates. But in a myriad of ways, the original progressive arguments continue to reverberate. They need to be more fully explored and understood in order to seriously engage the differences between liberals and conservatives. Such differences are not likely to be overcome simply by a study of the roots of progressivism, but it is a first step in a more rational debate, which this book will inspire.--

Introduction / F.M.L. Thompson -- Historians and progressivism / David W. Gutzke -- Britain and transnational progressivism / David W. Gutzke -- The civic ideal : Glasgow and the United States, 1880-1920 / Bernard Aspinwall -- Democracy and drink / Bernard Aspinwall -- Transatlantic progressivism in women's temperance and suffrage / Ian Tyrrell -- Britain's "social housekeepers" / David W. Gutzke -- Social settlement houses : the educated women of Glasgow and Chicago / Robert Hamilton

"There's little truly "progressive" about Progressivism. True progress happens when humans are free, yet the Progressive agenda substantially diminishes freedom while promising the unachievable. Excuse Me, Professor provides a handy reference for anyone actively engaged in advancing liberty, with essential essays debunking over 50 Progressive cliche;s. Does the free market truly ignore the poor? Are humans really destroying the Earth? If government doesn't relieve distress, who will? Compiled and edited by Lawrence W. Reed in collaboration with the Foundation for Economic Education and the Young America's Foundation, this anthology is an indispensable addition to every Conservative's arsenal of intellectual ammunition"--

Americanism -- The Progressive Masterminds -- The Philosopher-Kings -- Administrative-State Tyranny -- Liberty and Republicanism -- Liberty and Property