Better Win a District: Arkansas’s Second
There have been many near-misses at dislodging Rep. French Hill ever since the state hard-shifted from blue to red in 2010.
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Neon Liberalism #31: The Inner Philosophy of the Far Right
The reactionary right is in ascendance in the Trump administration. It's easy to dismiss them as a cabal
The Far Right Canon
The radical right has its own canon of intellectuals—aristocratic, resentful, and a profound challenge to liberal philosophy.
Selective Acceptance of Settled Norms: Tristan Rogers' "Conservatism: Past and Present"
Rogers has written a useful guide to the western conservative intellectual tradition that runs into trouble when it approaches the conservatives of our day.
Neon Liberalism #19: Liberal...Socialism?
Samantha and fellow Liberal Currents editor Paul Crider talk to Matt McManus, author of The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism,
The Origins of Right-Wing Populism
The intellectual history of this seemingly contradictory political tendency.
Roger Scruton's Critique of Liberalism
Scruton was a serious and thoughtful philosopher whose views warrant careful engagement.
A Fundamentally Anti-Democratic Tradition: Zack Beauchamp's "The Reactionary Spirit"
Where conservatives may seek to conserve their democratic systems, reactionaries by their nature seek to weaken or abolish them.
C. B. Macpherson on Retrieving Liberal Radicalism
The 20th century political theorist has much to offer for the contemporary left liberal.
The Successes and Failures of the Nordic Model: Kjell Ostberg on Swedish Social Democracy
Can we still draw hope from the past successes of Swedish social democracy?
Work Against the Poor
On Elizabeth Anderson's Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic Against Workers and How Workers Can Take It Back