Joshua Erlich - Liberal Currents

Editor's Notes: Never Underestimate the Human Capacity for Earnest Cruelty

Americans ought to be more familiar with the sorts of atrocities committed both by regimes and by rioting publics.

Adam Gurri Aug 17, 2026

The School Shooter Civilization

"Civilizationist" thinking, once confined to the radical fringe and the manifestos of mass killers, has moved to the center of American foreign policy.

John Banks Aug 17, 2026

Weekly Roundup

Headwaters: August 10–16, 2026

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

Jason Briggeman Aug 16, 2026

Joshua Erlich is a civil rights lawyer in Virginia. He works from The Erlich Law Office.

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Half the Answer

Holding ICE and Border Patrol Accountable (Half the Answer #72, with Joshua Erlich)

Trent and Caitlin catch up with employment litigator Joshua Erlich about the difficulties of holding immigration and border patrol agents

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Joshua Erlich Mar 17, 2026

Half the Answer

Half the Answer #24: Civil Rights Under Trump

Caitlin and Trent chat with civil rights lawyer Joshua Erlich about the state of civil rights under Trump. What civil

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Joshua Erlich Aug 1, 2025