Nuclear Arms and the New Free World
The free world no longer has the luxury of regarding nuclear deterrence like a snow globe on a shelf.
America’s Moral Rot in the Age of Trumpism and How to Reverse It
Accountability and court reform must be zealously pursued once Trump is out of power.
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We Need a New Federal Writers Project
Drawing on and improving the model pioneered during the New Deal.
The Midterms Will Be a Referendum on MAGA (Neon Liberalism #90, with Greg Sargent)
How elites got hoodwinked by the vibe shift.
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Nuclear Arms and the New Free World
The free world no longer has the luxury of regarding nuclear deterrence like a snow globe on a shelf.
Editor's Notes: Media Consolidation Is More Dangerous Than Media Fragmentation
We need to strengthen truly liberal media institutions.
Continued Free Rein (The Opposition Report #17)
Deportations, persecuting critics of the administration, bombing foreign countries, and more.
Headwaters: September 7–13, 2026
Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead.
The Liberal Economy: The Car Without an Engine Goes to the Mechanic
Chapter 8 (pp. 54–61) from The Reconstruction Papers.
It's Not Just the Supreme Court That's Broken (Out of the Jaws #11, with Charles Star)
The Texas drag ban and more.
After September
The grief lingers, and the mistakes cannot be overturned, and the dead do not return from their graves.
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It's Not Just the Supreme Court That's Broken (Out of the Jaws #11, with Charles Star)
The Texas drag ban and more.
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Liberal democracy's fight to survive the fascist night.
Trump, Israel, the Iran War, and the Death of the Two-State Solution (Half the Answer #102, with Y. L. Al-Sheikh)
What is the current state of affairs in Israel, Palestine, and the surrounding nations?
Labor Economist Explains: To Fix Inequality, Start Young (Neon Liberalism #89, with Kathryn Anne Edwards)
What makes for a good economy on a generational scale?