New Liberalism

I. Old and New Liberalism

A. Like old liberals, new liberals pursue greater personal freedom

1. the battle against fascism was a new birth of liberty

2. contagious optimism in an age of prosperity

3. unfinished business

--women, minorities, youth, economic opportunity

B. Unlike old liberals, using public power to create social and economic opportunity

C. Example of Jackson Pollack

II. Personal Freedom 

A. Civil Rights

1. Living up to the promise of liberalism for minorities

a. inspires movements around the world

2. Revolts against communist regimes

a. Hungary (1956)

b. Czechoslovakia (1968)

B. Feminism

1. Simone de Beauvoir

a. women as individual persons

2. Issues of opportunity

3. Issues of personal freedom

--divorce, contraception and abortion

C. Youth Protest

1. generation gap

a. changing social conditions

b. frustration with limits

2. youth create new romantic liberalism

a. folk-rock: make love, not war

3. younger generation demands new rights

a. reform of universities in Europe and US

b. voting rights for 18-year-olds in the U.S.

4. successes

a. reduced social and moral limits

b. university reforms (espec. Europe)

c. votes for 18-year olds

III. End of Romantic Liberalism

A. Madonna, Material Girl (1984)