2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1104+ words) What is the current state of affairs in Israel, Palestine, and the surrounding nations? Anton Jäger’s "Hyperpolitics" is, at its best, late marginalia for "The End of History and the Last Man." At its worst, Jäger, like Fukuyama, is a…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (287+ words) Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead. The descent of stable societies into ones of endemic violence rarely produces anything but new forms of tyranny and terror. Lorenz’s defense of her description of Mangione back…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (571+ words) Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead. Chapter 4 (pp. 18–25) from The Reconstruction Papers. We can learn from the Civil Rights Movement, but we can also learn from its opposition. In my previous essay, I argued…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (431+ words) Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead. Supreme Court rulings stretching back decades laid the groundwork for expanded executive power. Liberals need practical approaches to earn trust through visible, messy, and ongoing responsiveness. What we…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1717+ words) Liberal Currents We must begin the process of making our political rivals not just more legible but human in a way we can also recognize in ourselves. Let’s put some thought toward making a better canon of central works in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (259+ words) The aim of neighborly and mutual integration with the Western Hemisphere, including free trade and the free movement of people, is a noble one. Let’s put some thought toward making a better canon of central works in liberalism. Last year…...