Today’s Liberals aren’t really progressives. Today’s Liberals are actually regressives.

The time between 1890 and 1920 was known as the Progressive Era. It was a time when Americans demanded responses to a number of economic and social problems. These problems were brought about by the transformative Industrial Revolution (IR).

The IR propelled the US to have the world’s largest and most prosperous economy. It was remarkable since the US went from the birth of the nation to the most prosperous in less than 150 years. Other countries were hundreds or even thousands of years older.

But with the prosperity and a much higher quality standard of living came some economic and social problems.

Prior to the IR, there were no factory jobs. As a result, the labor force was generally employed in agriculture, ranching or a skilled trade. Many families simply produced enough to sustain the family, usually with a minimum of tools. This resulted in a lifestyle where there was little extra income earned.

The IR changed that.

Machines were built in factories that could efficiently produce many goods. Factory jobs began to appear. Because of these factories, workers became very productive. As such they could earn much higher wages. But every time a new factory opened, thousands of workers applied for…