Sheldon S. Wolin,
in democracy (Fall 1983), 43 West 61st St., Grassroo ts ? New York, N.Y. 10023.
"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the wast." wrote Thomas Jefferson, voicing the optimism that would fuel liberal- ism in America for most of this nation's history. The banner of "pro- gress," however, has been seized conservatives, writes Wolin, a Princeton political scientist.
While Ronald Reagan cheers up his countrymen with visions of a boom- ing...