Democrats Mislead on Rhetoric of Freedom, Offer Fake Libertarianism

To listen to the speeches from the podium at the Democratic National Convention, you’d think Democrats were handing out Friedrich Hayek’s libertarian classic, The Road to Serfdom, on the floor.

In recent weeks, Democrats have made a hard pivot to adopt the rhetoric of freedom, and the tack was particularly pronounced in Chicago.

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Rich Lowry

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To listen to the speeches from the podium at the Democratic National Convention, you’d think Democrats were handing out Friedrich Hayek’s libertarian classic, The Road to Serfdom, on the floor.

In recent weeks, Democrats have made a hard pivot to adopt the rhetoric of freedom, and the tack was particularly pronounced in Chicago.