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[[Image:Liberal Brain.jpg|thumb|350px|top|<center>A satirical conception of the liberal brain.</center>]]
[[Image:Liberal Brain.jpg|thumb|350px|top|<center>A satirical conception of the liberal brain.</center>]]
A '''liberal''' can be a believer in many of the following political positions:
A '''liberal''' can support many of the following political positions and practices:
* A government with large spending on social programs, and high taxes to support such programs
* A government with large spending on social programs, and high taxes to support such programs
* Reinstating the [[Fairness Doctrine]]
* Reinstating the [[Fairness Doctrine]]
* Opposition to domestic wire-tapping as authorized in the [[Patriot Act]]
* Opposition to domestic wire-tapping as authorized in the [[Patriot Act]]
== Liberalism in North America today ==
== Liberalism in North America today ==