With all do respect masterofcoin you used the term "progressive" which in it's true context was/is about Increasing gov't power grab and Nothing to do with advancement in technology (or advancement in anything really other than control). Links below discuss "progressive" origin and it's insidiousness and what the "movement" stands for. There are "progressives" in both dems and reps this is one of the reasons Dr. Paul never got elected president. https://www.ronpaul.com/2016-02-25/has-progressivism-killed-conservatism-or-was-it-suicide/

http://www.heritage.org/political-process/report/the-progressive-movement-and-the-transformation-american-politics

Full disclosure: I am a #45 supporter as he is the only NON politician to reside in the Oval, I believe since Pres. Geo. Washington.