The War on Professionalism and Professional Competence
Incompetence and sloppiness are the self-conscious ethos of the administration.
Adam Gurri
oppositionreport
The Opposition Report #7
2025 elections, the shutdown, war in Venezuela, and more.
Liberalism's Positive Vision Must Be the Open Society
Liberalism is not just the mitigation of dangers. It is also an active striving towards a world that is truly free.
neonliberalism
Neon Liberalism #49: Liberalism 101: Liberalism Today
Join host Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Adam Gurri, founder and editor-in-chief of Liberal Currents, as they discuss the crisis—the malaise—that has befallen the Western world, the historical roots of the problem, and perhaps most importantly: what we can do to revitalize liberalism for the 21st century. Neon Liberalism
oppositionreport
The Opposition Report #6
Charlie Kirk, the shutdown, mass deportation and militarization, and more.
The Editors Chat #6
This month we discuss whether the Epstein story has blown over, the Charlie Kirk killing, the future AOC administration, and more.
oppositionreport
The Opposition Report #5
A summary of August and early September 2025 in the second Trump term.
Pluralism, Partisanship, and Patriotism
There is no conflict between liberal institutions and liberal partisan politics.
editorschat
The Editors' Chat #5
This month we discuss whether Trump administration actions are "distractions," the idea of a "reactionary centrist," the effect of bad government statistics, and more.
neonliberalism
Neon Liberalism #38: What Is Liberal Currents?
People find us hard to categorize: are we emphatic liberals? Radical leftists? Crypto-libertarian infiltrators? Join Samantha and Liberal Currents editor-in-chief Adam Gurri as they discuss what it means to be a home for mere liberalism, the foundational principles of the liberal project, and how to be a liberal who means
The Liberal Currents Canon, or Some Good Books
From time to time we get asked for recommended reading. The topics vary, but given the nature of Liberal Currents there are certainly recurring themes. By the same token, there are a few books that a number of us have read and talked about together, and are relatively well known
oppositionreport
The Opposition Report #4
A summary of July 2025 in the second Trump term.