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The New Freedom was Woodrow Wilson's campaign platform in the 1912 presidential election, and also refers to the progressive programs enacted by Wilson during his time as president. First expressed in his campaign speeches and promises, Wilson later wrote a 1913 book of the same name.
New Freedom, in U.S. history, political ideology of Woodrow Wilson, enunciated during his successful 1912 presidential campaign, pledging to restore unfettered opportunity for individual action and to employ the power of government in behalf of social justice for all.
In The New Freedom, Woodrow Wilson laid out a bold vision for his presidency and for the government itself. In it, we also see the roots of certain modern approaches to constitutional interpretation like living constitutionalism.
The New Freedom sought to achieve this vision by attacking what Wilson called the Triple Wall of Privilege — the tariff, the banks, and the trusts. Tariffs protected the large industrialists at the expense of small farmers.
New Freedom: Woodrow Wilson’s campaign platform for the 1912 election that called for regulating banks and big businesses, lowering tariffs to increase international trade, and increasing competition in the interest of consumers.
Woodrow Wilson campaigned for the presidency in 1912 as a progressive democrat. Wilson argued that changing economic conditions demanded new and aggressive government policies–he called his political program “the New Freedom”– to preserve traditional American liberties.
Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom Program was a domestic policy initiative aimed at addressing the issues of economic inequality and promoting small businesses during his presidency from 1913 to 1921. The program sought to dismantle monopolies, reduce tariffs, and reform the banking system, focusing on the idea that economic freedom for individuals ...
