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Ever since launching the Startup Fund, we had started to think about ways in which we could make Liberal Currents a more buttoned-down, professionalized organization. One small way we wanted to do this was to update our logo, which we've had since we launched in early 2017 as

What Is Woke 2?

Woke 2 is Woke 1 with an honest relation to power.

Understanding Israel, Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon (Half the Answer #79, with Y. L. Al-Sheikh)

Look at my Iran negotiator, dawg, we’re never getting through the Strait of Hormuz. Friend of the program Y. L. Al-Sheikh helps us understand the unfolding diplomatic and military nightmare that is the Middle East, and how the United States plays a role in each. Half the Answer can

Mistrust Is Not Always Irrational

Trust in institutions must be earned, and liberals have not always done the work to earn trust in liberal institutions.

The Untapped Potential of Organized Mainline American Protestantism

Around the country, mainline Protestant churches are stepping up to help organize the resistance to ICE's incursions into their communities.

Vote Blue No Matter Who: Party Politics as Political Agency

Politics is a collective enterprise aimed at controlling the state, and requires working together as co-partisans.

Remembering the Weight of Life and Death in a Profane Age

Donald Trump is unrelenting in his boastful indulgence in the ugliest facets of the human personality. There is another way.

Equal on Paper

As with "massive resistance" to Brown v. Board, Republicans today argue for a legal landscape where rights exist on paper but cannot be enforced.

Vote the Fascists Out (Neon Liberalism #70, with Greg Sargent)

Why did JD Vance personally campaign for the former Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán? Why did his comprehensive defeat by a former member of his own party, Péter Magyar, garner such attention from the American press? Because, according to Greg Sargent, Orbán has for the last sixteen years served as

Break Up the Supreme Court

The federal court suffers simultaneously from lawless leadership and chronic understaffing. Let's fix both problems at once.

Editor's Notes: The Fever Dream Projections of the Right

Some fan mail informs me that Democrats are seeking permanent one-party rule.

Orbán Out!: Understanding Viktor Orbán, Péter Magyar and the Hungarian Election (Half the Answer #78, with Hunter CG)

Goodbye to Viktor Orbán! Don't let the door hit you! Trent and Caitlin bring you a discussion with resident Europe expert Hunter CG (also known as roterote). Half the Answer can be heard on Spotify, on Apple, on YouTube, on Amazon, and elsewhere via its RSS feed. Resources