Liberty Valance Goes to Washington
The "constitutional sheriffs" movement relies on the notion that "men of action" can and should determine how the Constitution is interpreted.
Red in Tooth and Claw (Neon Liberalism #85)
The pressure of international competition has driven both mindless militarism and genuine modernization.
Free Trade and Free People (Out of the Jaws #9, with Joshua Eakle)
Grounding liberalism in openness and dynamism.
Setting the Stage (The Opposition Report #16)
The corruption, death by ICE, one war after another, and more.
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Liberty Valance Goes to Washington
The "constitutional sheriffs" movement relies on the notion that "men of action" can and should determine how the Constitution is interpreted.
Editor's Notes: Making the Personality Cult Salient
The public is largely unaware of just how deranged and Maoist it has gotten in the second Trump term.
The Parasocial Style in American Politics, Part 2: Witch Hunts and Comfort Blankets
As during witch hunts, social media enables a process of rendering people into totemic figures in a war between Good and Evil.
Editor's Notes: Our Headless Opposition Party System
The opposition to Trump is diverse, diffuse, decentralized, and lacking in leadership.
Mr. Rogers With a Steel Spine (Out of the Jaws #8, with Brad Lander)
Being a better neighbor can lay the foundations for resisting authoritarianism.
Democratic Socialism Gets Serious
"The Blueprint" demonstrates how the new generation of democratic socialists are providing real, practical proposals for economic transformation.
Podcast
Mr. Rogers With a Steel Spine (Out of the Jaws #8, with Brad Lander)
Being a better neighbor can lay the foundations for resisting authoritarianism.
Sovereign Citizens with Badges? (Neon Liberalism #84, with Jessica Pishko)
So-called "constitutional sheriffs" are spreading across the country.
Lindsey Graham: "Corporal," Senator, Hypocrite (Half the Answer #96, with Maya Rupert)
The life and works of the man who occupied the most racist seat in American history.