The New Republic Editor, Peter Beinart, sparked a debate last week when he urged Democrats to embrace a new liberalism. In his piece last week, and in a recent follow-up, Beinart compares the current war on terror to the cold war of 1947. He says “the struggle against Islamist totalitarianism.” should define liberal ideology. Bloggers Josh Marshall and Kevin Drum disagreed with Beinart’s premise; the former arguing the war on terror cannot be equated with the cold war. Conservative commentator George Will thinks Beinart is on the right track. Hear Beinart discuss his piece on tomorrow’s show. In the meantime, please email us your thoughts and we may read some on the air.

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