Political Liberalism's Long-term Effects

For those of you who don't read Justin Taylor's blog, he linked an insightful article from W. Bradford Wilcox of U. of Virginia, writing for the online publication of The Witherspoon Institute

Here's the lead sentence from Wilcox' closing paragraph:

This is why, even though Obama’s audacious agenda might provide short-term relief to the economic and social challenges that now beset us, over the long term the Obama revolution is likely to erode first the religious and then the civic and moral fabric of the nation.

The article has the links to the study report from a professor and grad student at U. of Washington, as well as other cited articles and studies.