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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Adam Smith's Radical Tools
No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and
How I Became an Anti-Racist
The murder of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer has once again brought the issue of
At the Socialist-Liberal Nexus
“In place of the old bourgeois society, with its classes and class antagonisms, we shall have an association, in which
A (Left-)Neoliberal Interpretation of Elizabeth Warren
As one of the most progressive candidates in the 2020 field—even to the left of Bernie Sanders on some
The Capabilities Approach and the Problem of Perfectionism
Philosophers who study justice theorize how societies can treat their members fairly and increase everyone’s well-being. One of
The Misogyny of Anti-Abortion Politics
If [misogyny] feels like anything at all, it will tend to be righteous: like standing up for oneself or for
The Clouded Ideology of Libertarianism
Like many others, I discovered Ayn Rand in high school and converted to libertarianism with a true believer’s zeal.
Fertile Functioning, the Market, and Economic Growth
Relatively free and open markets have always accompanied liberal societies, and they have been most thoroughly suppressed by some of
Throwing Shade on the Enlightenment
Slate writer Jamelle Bouie caused quite a kerfuffle by discussing the racist elements within the Enlightenment, first with a series
A Capitalism for Teen Vogue
Kim Kelly has presented a pretty good explainer of capitalism for the uninitiated at Teen Vogue. I wouldn’t be
Thor: Ragnarok, a Liberal Allegory
TaLynn Kel argues at The Establishment that Thor: Ragnarok is really a subversive takedown of white supremacy and colonialism. Spoilers
Intersectional Liberalism
In a talk given to the largely conservative audience of the Manhattan Institute, Jonathan Haidt discussed some of the reasons