Christopher Whitaker - Liberal Currents

Bending the Knee at Yale

Why is it that Maurie McInnis and her fellow elites crumbled so instantaneously?

Saul Austerlitz Sep 1, 2026

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Editor's Notes: They Hate Us For Our Freedoms

The existence and idea of freedom and cosmopolitan diversity is an existential threat to authoritarians big and small.

Samantha Hancox-Li Aug 31, 2026

The World That Woke 2.0 Seeks to Build

We can learn from the Civil Rights Movement, but we can also learn from its opposition.

Silvaria Lysandra Zemaitis Aug 31, 2026

Christopher Whitaker is the founder of the Alliance of Civic Technologists and an alum of the Defense Department’s Defense Digital Service and the United States Digital Service. He has a hybrid background in both product and public administration.

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Congress Needs Its Tech Experts Back

If Congress is to tackle issues from DOGE sabotage to AI to social media, it needs to resurrect its Office of Technology Assessment.

Christopher Whitaker Aug 12, 2026

Making Government Work From Within

In praise of "bureaucracy hacking."

Christopher Whitaker Jul 14, 2026