Half the Answer #3: At the Library

Centrist pundits, conservative think-tank guys, and far-right propagandists say the movement to target libraries with new laws and book challenges is about making sure patrons have access to all viewpoints and kids aren't exposed to obscene materials. But what does the situation really look like on the ground?

American Conservatism's Home Grown Defenses of Apartheid

A long and ugly history.

Roadmap to American Reconstruction

A roadmap for retaking power and laying the foundations for American Reconstruction.

The Current Administration Is Anything But Realist

On the basic incoherence of foreign policy under Trump and Vance.

Neon Liberalism #17: The Trouble With Realism

Samantha and Professor Phillips O'Brien have a wide-ranging talk, including Trump's abandonment of Ukraine, the failures of "realism" as a theory of international politics, and the shape of the future in a Europe without American leadership. The Trouble With RealismPodcast Episode · Neon Liberalism · 03/

Half the Answer #2: Campus Misinformation

Caitlin and Trent speak with Bradford Vivian, a Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, about campus misinformation. How do op-eds and other polemics use hyperbole, metaphor and innuendo to create a false impression that college campuses are overrun with radical left wing revolutionaries, communist professors, mentally

Half the Answer #1: The Questions

Caitlin and Trent, a linguist and an historian, introduce Half the Answer, a new podcast from Liberal Currents. The headlines and pundits ask their questions and present their framing of the topics of the day, but are there better questions we could be asking? Caitlin and Trent will interview experts

The Third Face of Power in the Age of Trump

Democrats must lead public opinion rather than merely following it.

Neon Liberalism #16: Taking Trump Voters Seriously

Join Samantha and guest Toby Buckle of the Political Philosophy Podcast as they explore the foundations of Donald Trump's enduring popular support, the legacy of the Southern Strategy, and the importance of taking people's beliefs seriously. Taking Trump Voters SeriouslyPodcast Episode · Neon Liberalism · 03/01/2025

If Reinhold Niebuhr Could Speak to Us Today, What Would He Say?

Democratic values must be actively cultivated and defended, or they will be captured and deformed.

Democracy Means No One Is Irreplaceable

It would not be undemocratic to remove Eric Adams.

Can We Trust Government Statistics Under Trump?

What statistical forgery in other regimes can tell us about what to expect.