After centuries of total dominance of academic spaces and government spaces, liberalism isn't aware that it lost touch with the public.
In an era of anti-reason running amok, the pollyanish proceduralism of John Rawls must be put down. It cannot make the case to people who don't believe in reason.
Liberalism must argue for itself rather than be a referee: https://newrepublic.com/article/199273/john-rawls-liberals-philosopher-bus-neutrality