as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
the candidate's opponents are working overtime to paint him as a champion of extreme leftism
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Recent Examples of leftism
In the 21st century, leftism itself is the regressive set-up.
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Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
Our weekly Buckley centenary feature kicks off with the first WFB column to appear in an issue of NR: an assessment of a useful dispatch from Ivory Tower leftism.
—William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 3 Jan. 2025
Luigi Mangione, alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, proves ‘leftism is a disease’?!
—The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
In the 21st century, leftism itself is the regressive set-up.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
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Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
Our weekly Buckley centenary feature kicks off with the first WFB column to appear in an issue of NR: an assessment of a useful dispatch from Ivory Tower leftism.
—William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 3 Jan. 2025
Luigi Mangione, alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, proves ‘leftism is a disease’?!
—The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
In the 21st century, leftism itself is the regressive set-up.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftism
liberalism
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After World War II, the United States promised to reestablish the global order on the foundations of liberalism.—
Erik Baker,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Trump and conservatives, overall, are obsessed with tarring California — to them, the apotheosis of liberalism — as a violent, lawless, anti-American hellscape.—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
11 June 2025
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“Leftism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftism. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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