The Book That Changed How I Think About Liberalism -- The Ezra Klein Show
https://youtu.be/YHYBLxMPMok?si=zRk8xIwopZneCVkf
“The Lost History of Liberalism” by Helena Rosenblatt sounds like an interesting work of intellectual history but a dreadful starting point for developing a new left of center politics in the USA.
Education and "character development" as a political focus is a path into campus moralism and culture war. Concentrate instead on arguments about redistribution and collectivism with regard to health care, housing, and income security.