Gareth Watkins - Liberal Currents

Let's Rethink the Primary Process for 2028

Primary season is closer than you think— can Democrats avoid their most damaging mistakes of 2020?

David Faris Jul 13, 2026

Neon Liberalism

Is the Lock Box Empty? (Neon Liberalism #82, with Stephen Nuñez)

The American government is an insurance company with an army—so how do our insurance company's finances look?

Samantha Hancox-Li, Stephen Nuñez Jul 12, 2026

Half the Answer

Graham Platner: Walking Red Flag (Half the Answer #93, with Marisa Kabas)

Graham Platner is a parade of red flags stuffed into a pair of yellow rubber waders, and yet so many

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Marisa Kabas Jul 11, 2026

Gareth Watkins is a writer from Manchester, UK whose work has appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, Tribune, Vulture, MEL, New Socialist. He is also the host of the podcast Death Sentence.

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“Adolescence” and the Right’s War on Men

A large part of the media today is devoted solely to making men into terrible people.

Gareth Watkins Apr 7, 2025