Ross Douthat Demands That Progressives Restrict Themselves to Loser Liberalism

In a column discussing Charles Murray's new book, Coming Apart, Ross Douthat decries the fact the choices posed are between Murray's do nothing libertarianism and the "liberal view" that:

"there's nothing wrong with America's working class that can't be solved by taxing the wealthy and using the revenue to weave a stronger safety net."

Of course there is a more obvious progressive response that involves reversing the policies that have led to the massive upward redistribution of income over t...