Samuel Johnson - Liberal Currents

A Republic of Excuses

You will not like it here and it will get worse until we get better.

Justin Briley Aug 25, 2026

What Comes After Mistrust? Liberalism Needs a Theory of Repair

Liberals need practical approaches to earn trust through visible, messy, and ongoing responsiveness.

Pamilerin Samuel Aug 24, 2026

Weekly Roundup

Headwaters: August 17–23, 2026

Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead.

Jason Briggeman Aug 23, 2026

Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), from the West Midlands of England, “wrote in almost every possible genre from advertisement to epitaph, from prayer to parody, from satire to tragedy.”

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Sermon XXIV

* The following undated sermon was left by Dr. Johnson to be published by the Rev. John Taylor. The Johnson scholar

Samuel Johnson Dec 25, 2018