Lessons from the Redistricting Wars
Gerrymandering is just tweaking a bad system at the margins.
Measuring the Vibecession (Neon Liberalism #72, with Matt Darling)
Samantha is joined by Matt Darling to discuss the state of the economy. Macroeconomic indicators are good, but the vibes are rancid. People feel like America is not on the right track. The divergence between the vibes and the macro is the vibecession—and it can be measured empirically. But
Join Us For a Discussion of C. Thi Nguyen's "The Score" on May 15th
The Liberal Currents community is hosting a book club, and we would love for you to join. This discussion will take place on our Discord server on May 15th at 8:30 PM EST. In order to join, you will need to be a Community Subscriber or higher and have
Shaking the Money Tree (The Opposition Report #13)
Iran continues, the rot deepens, and more.
Understanding How Israeli Settlers Are Illegally Seizing New Regions of the West Bank (Half the Answer #81, with Oren Ziv)
Apartheid and incursions into Palestinian territory are accomplished by a specific set of tactics. Oren Ziv, an Israeli photojournalist, joins Trent and Caitlin to describe some examples of the strategies he has seen in person and learned of in his reporting. Understanding How Israeli Settlers Are Illegally Seizing New Regions
We Are the Baddies
There is a term for our current political condition, in which our own day-to-day lives are indefensible but there are no obvious means by which we can produce a different outcome in Iran: Moral injury.
The Supreme Court Delivers Another Victory for the Jim Crow Southernization of America
We must not forget how poorly buried the racial tyranny of the South's past is in America's present.
Critical Thinking, Liberal Internationalism, and Historical Heroes (The Editors' Chat #13)
Note: If you support us on Patreon you can find the episode on that platform. The Editors' Chat is a monthly, freewheeling discussion among the editors of Liberal Currents on a variety of topics from current events to ancient history, social science, and more. It will be live streamed
Can We Win Back Rurals?
Rebuilding the Democratic Party in rural areas is necessary to halt the nation's undemocratic slide.
The Cancel Culture Panic: Understanding How an American Obsession Went Global (Half the Answer #80, with Adrian Daub)
You can't say anything these days! Especially not on a college campus, and especially not if you're a white man. For evidence, please enjoy this loose assemblage of sixth-hand anecdotes with no detail or reporting to back it up. This is the discursive form that Caitlin
The Historical Sensibility of "Mad Men"
As "Mad Men" depicts, history reshapes people’s lives, perspectives, and interactions, often without them fully realizing that things have changed.
The Operational Trap
Like Imperial Japan before us, the United States has substituted tactical and operational planning for strategic thinking.