Kevin Vallier - Liberal Currents

The Legalization of Sports Gambling in America (Half the Answer #89, with Danny Funt)

How did sports betting burst onto the scene so violently in the last half-decade? Danny Funt, author of Everybody

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Danny Funt Jun 23, 2026

The Return of Political Violence

Today’s levels of political violence are much lower than America's worst eras, but the trends strongly resemble their beginnings.

Nathan Kalmoe Jun 23, 2026

Starmer Out

Starmer did not "do nothing": he made the country radically more regressive. No wonder he fell.

Toby Buckle Jun 22, 2026

Kevin D. Vallier is an associate professor of philosophy at Bowling Green State University. His most recent book is “Trust in a Polarized Age” (Oxford UP 2020).

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Defending Neutrality

Liberals love to tell their creation story. It begins in the 17th century. Liberalism arose from the political competition between

Kevin Vallier Jan 24, 2022