David Brooks: How Democrats won the war of ideas

Over the last 100 years, Americans have engaged in a long debate about the role of markets and the welfare state. Republicans favored a limited government, fearing that a large nanny state would sap American dynamism and erode personal freedom. Democrats favored a larger state, arguing that giving people a basic economic security would enable them to take more risks and lead dignified lives.That debate ebbed and flowed over the years, but 2020 has turned out to be a pivotal year in the struggle,