Jake Pitre - Liberal Currents

A Hard Look at Libertarianism

Quinn Slobodian's 2025 book provides the starting point of a more thorough post-mortem.

Janet Bufton Oct 12, 2026

Weekly Roundup

Headwaters: October 5–11, 2026

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

Jason Briggeman Oct 11, 2026

The Reconstruction Papers

How to Normalize Immigration: Elements of Liberal Immigration Reforms

Chapter 13 (pp. 98–106) from The Reconstruction Papers.

Anna O. Law Oct 11, 2026

Jake Pitre has a PhD in Film and Moving Image Studies from Concordia University in Montreal, where he lives. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Globe and Mail, Fast Company, and elsewhere.

2 articles

Welcome to Gilded Age 2.0

Larry Ellison's growing influence in tech, media, and politics embodies our new age of oligarchic control.

Jake Pitre Jun 26, 2026

Gambling on War

An insider made hundreds of thousands betting just before Maduro was kidnapped. This kind of behavior is becoming normalized.

Jake Pitre Mar 13, 2026