Why We Need a Reconstruction of the Liberal Public Sphere
How media systems work, how ours came to be, and where we go from here.
Adam Gurri
editorschat
The Editors Chat #1
The first episode of our patron-only podcast.
Unfit to Be the Ruler of a Free People: The Anti-American Presidency of Donald Trump
The Trump administration is an affront to everything good that America has become and everything America has ever sought to be.
Just Make Your Case and Leave Campaign Strategy to Politicians
Politicians will try to win elections whether you self-censor your principled position or not.
halftheanswer
Half the Answer #8: What Is Personalism?
Trent and Caitlin talk with Adam Gurri, founder and editor-in-chief of Liberal Currents, about his take that the most accurate way to view the Trump presidency is as an example of “personalism.” What is personalism? What are other examples of personalist systems? What can a nation do once a personalist
oppositionreport
The Opposition Report #1
A summary of the second Trump term to date.
State Bars Need to Stop the Bleeding
We may not have a legal system worth the name soon if no one hits the brakes.
Forming an Opposition Media Bloc in the Network Era
Media is a crucial tool for building solidarity among opposition to authoritarian rule.
It's Time for a Democratic Tea Party
Enough is enough. We need leaders capable of resisting the rising tide of fascism.
neonliberalism
Neon Liberalism #15: Winning a Rigged Game
The Civil Rights Movement, which stretched across decades, caused big changes in society that persist today. As some of the gains it brought about are now threatened by racists in the White House, what can we learn from the tactics and, more importantly, the strategy pursued by the movement'
Eric Adams Must Go
We cannot have a mayor who answers to Trump's DOJ.
Trump and Musk’s Illegal and Undemocratic Attack on the Power of the Purse
The Ketamine Koup is fundamentally about unilateral control of the federal government's money.