“Over the last half-century, they have been vital to the conservative movement’s success–and to liberalism’s demise.”
Demise? THAT issue is still in doubt. We are in an ideological Stalingrad right now. There are many things I am willing to call the left, but finished is not one of them just yet.
We’ll not see the end of “liberalism” until the Lord comes back.
Liberalism is the political expression of the religion of Humanism, which began with the lie “you will be as gods”, and will end only when its author is consigned to the pit forever.