The Online Quest for Community
“What happened to Brock??” I will never forget the moment I saw these words. On Monday morning more than two
A Conversation About Liberal Democracy
[The following came out of an email conversation between Martin Gurri and Adam Gurri that took place January 16–18
What Is Liberal Democracy?
There was a period during the Trump presidency when it was defensible to believe he was too incompetent and too
History Entwined: Virginia Postrel's The Fabric of Civilization
“My textile exploration began in wonder,” Virginia Postrel writes at the end of her magnificent new book, The Fabric of
The End of the Beginning
I am writing this on November 7, 2020, three years, ten months, and two weeks after the day Liberal Currents
Against "Mastermind" Narratives: Conservative Organizing in Alexander Hertel-Fernandez's State Capture
Interest group influence on American public policy and the political progress is so widely accepted it approaches the level of
Fix the Amendment Process to Fix the Court
The long expected death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg so soon before the election has all but guaranteed a 6-3
A Compromised Institution: Alexander Keyssar's Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?
At the close of the 20th century, Alexander Keyssar found himself writing what would become the preeminent book on the
Censorship, Social Sanctions, and Access to Audiences
Over the last few weeks, issues ostensibly about freedom of speech once again made headlines. Unfortunately, these debates seem plagued
How I Became an Anti-Racist
The murder of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer has once again brought the issue of
Can We Afford Freedom of Press in a Pandemic?
A divided America has come together in the face of a crisis; to a man they have all agreed that
The Ordinary Made Revolutionary: The Life and Deaths of Mohamed Bouazizi
Few remember that the Arab Spring began with the public self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, in