Hell Is Empty, and All the Ken Paxtons Are Here
Paxton is bigoted, felonious, and an exemplar of the new American politics.
Eat Like a Politician? (Half the Answer #85, with Bennett Rea of Cookin' with Congress)
What was Andrew Jackson's favorite gelatin-based meal? Why did Hillary Clinton feel a deep and urgent need to tell everyone about her fantastic chocolate chip cookie recipe? Did Ronald Reagan really eat that many jelly beans? We answer these questions and more with Bennett Rea, creator and host
Editor's Notes: Reconstruction or Project 2029?
Today, our friends at The Bulwark published a preview of the Center for American Progress's Project 2029. You may remember this as the one that had Larry Summers running its economic policy component before his emails with Jeffrey Epstein were publicized. When it comes to our own project,
Credibility and Consequences
Altering perceptions of likely futures can hurt the forces of reaction.
Israel Is a State Like Any Other, and Commits Atrocities Like Any Other Would
Israel acts like any other apartheid state, but receives a level of deference from the American government and press and public quite unlike any other.
After America, Nothing (Neon Liberalism #75, with Nicholas Grossman)
Join Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Nicholas Grossman, professor of political science at the University of Illinois, as they discuss the damage Trump is doing to the Pax Americana, the prospects for a "Chinese Century," and why the likeliest future is simply multipolar anarchy. Staggering Towards AnarchyWhat will replace
The Empty Architect
Rebuilding state capacity is not just about saving money or improving efficiency. It is about reclaiming our collective sovereignty.
Woke 2 Must Build Institutions
It is easy to critique. It is harder to build.
The End of Trans Rights in the UK Is the Start of Democratic Collapse
It's never just one minority.
The Interracial Cuck Porn Theory of Everything
Everything is gender, but to understand gender you must understand sex.
We Owe Each Other Better: Reject Slopulism, Embrace Building the Republic
We must end the permanent retreat that began with Reagan.
Fighting the Omni-Flamewar (The Editors' Chat #14)
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. Today's episode discusses social media, which Contributing Editors Katherine Alejandra Cross and Alan Elrod, along with Publisher Adam