You wouldn’t know it if you watched the 24/7s — either in the form of gloat or complaint — but this month, liberals claimed their most significant political victory since Joe Biden was sworn in.

Stephen Breyer is stepping down from the U.S. Supreme Court.

That may not sound seismic, but consider Biden’s pledge for the next judicial nominee: He has already tipped that it should be a black woman. Just as he tipped his vice presidential preference in Kamala Harris. That too, was historic.

But this history should no longer surprise us, because history’s tendency is quite predictable.

History is liberal.

With the exception of The Dark Ages in the 4th-to-10th centuries (which just happen to coincide with the heyday of Abrahamic religion), history has consistently juked left. Whether it’s science correcting priests about the weather or law correcting priests about what sparing the rod actually means, history is no friend of conservativeness. Nor is nature: Second Law of Thermodynamics and all.

This is obviously distressing for fans of the good ’ol days, when white was right and male didn’t fail. And the nation lurches as it copes with its browning. But make no mistake: America spectrums more everyday. And that’s good news for anyone once relegated to the kid’s table for the country’s nightly supper, which would mean most Americans.

Take any American political issue since 1970 (including the country’s hippie, drug, and free love cultures): Is there any topic that we are more conservative on? Sex? Drugs? Race? We may not be able to pass a more aggressive voting act, but 50 years ago, any voting act was a struggle. If you are female, are you not more masculine than your mother? If male, are you not more feminine than your father?

History’s leftward arc.

Which brings us to the next Supreme Court Justice, which is already creating a rare alliance of Democrats behind a singular message: It is time again for progress. And while she likely wouldn’t touch it with a hypodermic jousting lance, I’ve already got a suggestion for the job.

Her last name is Obama.