Self-identified progressives are more supportive of government intervention in the economy, both in terms of regulating business and redistributing income, than the general public, are protective of civil liberties, believe equality is more important than freedom, are less religious than most groups, against government regulation of morality, have positive views of immigrants, diplomacy as the cornerstone of foreign policy, belief in better education.
Criticism of the New Deal and of tax policy
Roosevelt was criticized for his economic policies, especially the shift in tone from individualism to collectivism with the dramatic expansion of the welfare state and regulation of the economy. Those criticisms continued decades after his death.
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to take control of any .... The reaction in Latin America to the Monroe Doctrine was generally favorable but in some occasions suspicious.
