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the liberal order and its haters

April 6th, 2022 | 7 min read

By Matthew Loftus

I’ve had several conversations in the past year in person and online in which I referenced “the liberal order” or “liberalism” as me and some of my buddies understand it, only to find that I have engendered confusion with this term. Thus, I figured it would be worthwhile to write as short a post I can to explain an idea that I think is really important. (I’m not the only one, very different books are dedicating whole chapters to similar explanations!) Or if you’d prefer to skip all that, there’s a meme I made that more or less explains it.

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Matthew Loftus

Matthew Loftus teaches and practices Family Medicine in Baltimore and East Africa. His work has been featured in Christianity Today, Comment, & First Things and he is a regular contributor for Christ and Pop Culture. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.MatthewAndMaggie.org