David French writes about the University of Austin launched with much fanfare in 2021 toward the original definition of "liberal," emerging in the early 1800s, referred to a political ideology focused on liberty, championing individual rights, limited government, and freedom of speech, religion, and thought. Rooted in the Latin liber (free), it evolved from advocating for open, non-coercive societies to opposing arbitrary state power and promoting free markets (classical liberalism) now hardening toward authoritarian

 

The Most Important Question Is ‘What if I’m Wrong?’

By David French

Opinion Columnist