Robert Talisse - Liberal Currents

Editor's Notes: The Police Are Not Your Friends

Civilian control of the police remains one of our country's most intractable challenges.

Adam Gurri Aug 10, 2026

The "constitutional sheriffs" movement relies on the notion that "men of action" can and should determine how the Constitution is interpreted.

Jessica Pishko Aug 10, 2026

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

Jason Briggeman Aug 9, 2026

Robert B. Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Vanderbilt University.

2 articles

The Democrats are presently courting electoral disaster. Not only is the field of those seeking the Party’s 2020 nomination

Robert Talisse Apr 12, 2019

According to a familiar diagnosis, contemporary democracy is plagued by partisan divisions. In the United States and elsewhere, these have

Robert Talisse Mar 25, 2019