VDH: Why Are Progressives So Illiberal?

VDH, always worth a read.

   The essay's on target, but there's a simpler answer to the question: progressivism is an inherently antiliberal position. 

   But why have so many people abandoned liberalism for that antilberal view? Not too bright. Bad moral character. Honest error. Groupthink. Cowardice + fear of being called mean names--esp. racist. Social payoffs for accordance with the fad/orthodoxy. Many were never liberals, they just hitched their wagons to the leftiest major position. Lots of reasons.